Unchained Hearts


Notes

The lyrics are from Angel by Expose'.


My yearning goes on
over looking demons
from the fire escape I am watching

Lina stepped inside the caves, a look of awe on her face at the huge crystal formations inside it. It was almost as bright as outside, even as she went deeper in, the pure crystal refracting the light into almost every corner. She couldn't help but stare at every great crystal pillar as she looked for Zelgadis. From one of the few shadowy corners Xellos watched her, his usual smile on his face. He wondered just when she would find Zelgadis.

A shot in the dark
A man walking by
for a moment its you

Suddenly her eyes saw something, a movement in a shadow. She froze and looked around to see if there was anyone here. She sighed deciding it must have been her imagination. The she saw a thicker crystaline pillar, and something - no, someBODY - was inside it. She recognised the face from three years ago at the cemetary. It was Zel, and he was human. She ran over to him, he hands and body pressed against his crystal prison. What could have done this though?

On and on
I can't let you go
till I know where you've gone

"Zel, I'm here!" she yelled then felt a hin of something from Zel, it seemed like he was smiling in her head, then there was a flash of anger and fear. She spun around to see Xellos behind her. "You did this!" she growled, glaring at the trickster priest. "Let him go or I'll Dragon Slave you into the next century!"

"Temper, temper. Threats won't do you any good," he grinned. She punched him. "Violence won't do you any good either."

(you are an angel)
I believe in the sway of the summer nights
(oooooh angel...)

Zel, she had to find a way to get Zel out. She grabbed him and got him in a headlock "Either you tell me how to get him out or you're dead!" she growled.

"Fine... you'll need this," he pulled out the Sword of Light. "You must break the crystal. Oh, but doing so minght also kill him," he grinned evily. "And even at that you'll need to get it from me."

I still live to breath your breath of life
I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
I still believe in the sway of the summer nights

She glared at him and threw several fireballs at him, which he dodged easily. "Now, now. Having fun yet Lina?" he jeered before sending a few fireballs back at her. She just managed to dodge them and glared at him in a way that if looks could kill he'd be a million years dead.

"Give. It. To. Me." she managed to snarl.

"No," he laughed and she lost it... she rushed him with a geral snarl and started to cast a Laguna Blade. He dropped the sword tried to call up a shield that could withstand her attack, but in his haste he forgot she could back it with Nightmare magics, it wasn't strong enough. With a feral grin on her face she picked up the sword and went back in.

the smell of your hair
the way that we danced
My hands in your black leather jacket

She walked back up to the large pillar and looked right into Zel's eyes. "I don't know what to do," she whispered as tears began to fall. "He said freeing you could kill you. He could have been lying... but if he was... wasn't..." She inclined her head against the crystal as a comforting wave of emotion flowed through her.

wherever you are
what was it I missed
I was lost in your kiss

Zel concentrated, maybe he could make her hear him. "Lina, try it. You must. I couldn't stand being stuck here forever and that is the only way," he thought to her. She looked back up at him and nodded, she had heard him. She closed her eyes and he mentaly reached out to her, it was like the dreams, he suddenly stood beside her in a featureless landscape. "Don't cry Lina," he whispered as he held her comfortingly.

On and on
I can't let you go
till I know where you've gone

"Zel," she sobbed. "I don't know if I could live with myself if I killed you." He kissed her face.

"And do you think I could live seeing you in pain?" He tilted her chin up and kissed her passionately, knowing this could be their last moment together. He felt her kiss back and lean against him, for a moment it was almost as if they'd become one, then he pulled away.

(you are an angel)
I believe in the sway of the summer nights
(oooooh angel...)

"Its time to free me Lina," he said. "I know you won't try to hurt me, and if by some chance I do die know you have freed me, and you needn't feel any guilt, beloved." There was a hint of sorrow in his voice as he spoke, Lina cought it as she looked into his eyes and nodded.

"I'll try..." her eyes clouded with tears and then she was back at the crystal pillar Zel was frozen in. "I'll free you..."

I still live to breath your breath of life
I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
I still believe in the sway of the summer nights

"Light Come Forth!" she yelled as she held the blade poised to strike. She silently prayed to whatever gods would listen that he would make it out alive then struck the sword against the crystal prison.

Zelgadis felt air rush into his lungs and a thrill of release as it broke and freed him. He fell to his knees simply reveling in his freedom.

When flesh and blood cries

Then suddenly he screamed as one of the crystal stalactites broke free right over Lina's head. The caves were collapsing!

On and on
I can't let you go
till I know where you've gone

He jumped to push Lina out of the way getting her out of the way sucessfully but that brought him partialy in the way of the stalactite. It pierced his calf, for a moment he wished he was still a chimera so that it it couldn't have hurt him, but as he felt Lina against him as she helped him stand that wish vanished. He smiled at her for a moment, "We better hurry, this place is going to collapse soon!"

(you are an angel)
I believe in the sway of the summer nights
(oooooh angel...)

The two hurried out, shielding their faces from the falling crystaline shards as they ran. Zel winced at the pain in his leg with every step, but feeling Lina near him kept him going. Suddenly several large stalactites fell in front of them as they neared the exit, Lina instictively fireballed the crystals only to have them bounce back towards them. The quickly ducked, just mamaging to avoid them. They ran closer to the crystal blocking their path and realized they'd have to climb over.

I still live to breath your breath of life
I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
I still believe in the sway of the summer nights

She pulled him up to the top of one of the lower ones with a flat part, then moved up as fast as she could to repeat that with the next one up. Soon they were over and jumped out of the cave. They lay down gasping for air for a few moments before they realized just how they had landed - that Zel was lying atop Lina. At the same moment they blushed, then they kissed...

oooh in the sway of the summer nights
Angel in the sway of the summer nights
oooh in the sway of the summer nights

A Few Weeks Later

Lina and Zel walked into an inn, he had one arm wrapped around her. "You did send someone to reserve that table for us?" he asked the innkeeper, referring to the reservations he had sent ahead for a week ago. He smiled and kissed Lina.

"Yes, a table for two is reserved for Mr. and Mrs. Greywords."


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