It may be lonely over here, Lina, Gourry, and Amelia over there, but it's crowded out there. I'll remain in this corner, in the shadows, in the dark, concealed from crowds, until this monstrosity is cured. Suddenly, a figure forms in next to me, a famliiar figure, an annoying smile.
"Oya, Zelgadis-san! Why not join the group out in the crowd?" I grab him by the throat... he smiles. I drop him.
"Ah Zel-chan, that felt good, please... do it again. This time... actually squeeze.."
I try to ignore him but, as always, the Smiling Priest of Doom has his ways.
He grabs me by the cape and drags me from the corner, the darkness, the protection.
"Xellos... cut it out!" I mumble quietly, not really expecting him to listen.
Surprise surprise, he doesn't. He drags me to the table with Lina, Gourry, and Amelia.
I sigh and give an angry look at Xel. I want to throttle him, but I don't crave the attention. It's a crowded palce after all and zipping to the corner would only attract more attention.
"Sit!" Lina orders as she drums her fingers on the table, awaiting her overly large portions of food.
Finally her 355 Big Macs, 780 large french fries, and 672 chicken nuggets arrived. How can she eat so much, I wondered...
Filia was arguing with Xellos. I didn't know what it was over this time, I was to busy wonderig about Lina's eating habits...
In the end, Filia had whipped out her mace, drawing attention. I quietly led myself out of the McDuckies.
Now what was I to do? It was a large town, I was in the center... I didn't think before coming out...
I ducked over to an alley, and leaned against a dumpster. I wasn't going out there until the crowd died down.
Xellos appeared atop the dumpster and smiled. "Oya, Zel-chan, get moving! Can't stay here all day right?"
"I have nowhere else to go... get away from me..."
"Ah, always so bitter Zel-chan... if you really want me to go though... "
"Scat," I mumbled. ... but did I really want him to go... did I really enjoy being there... alone? No... I might have enjoyed him... for once... I might have wanted him to stick around.
"Ah... well if you're going to be rude... I'll stay. Who knows, maybe you'll throttle me for once, something always stops you... "
My hand twitched, I didn't want him to phaze out and leave me, I didn't want to be alone just yet, but for my pride... I reached out and grabbed his neck.
"Ahhh... Zel-chan... " He sighed in pleasure.
"Fruitcake," I mumbled and let go.
"Oh, Zel-chan... please... do it again... "
I sighed and leaned against the wall, and looked to Xellos. He was smiling. His smile was the same as before... wasn't it?
Though this time to me, it was not really 'annoying'... It was more relaxing.
Maybe I was really enjoying his company...
NO!
What am I......? Drunk?...
I hate him.
I always have hated him.
........... I'm lying to myself ... I'm starting to enjoy him.
He's like fungus.
He grows on you.
Like velcro (c), you get attached...
But why?
I hate him, I always have... Don't I?
He looks down at the reeking trash below him, of cheeseburger wrappers, the usual stuff behind a dumpster off a high-grease food restaurant...
"You never eat anything you know. You're gonna die if you don't eat."
He grabbed a moldy french fry from the garbage and shoved it at me. I punched him across the face. "Shut up."
"Ahh... Arigato, Zel-chan!"
Was I getting attached?
Did I really hate him?