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To Love a Lie
By : RoseThorne
Category: +S to Z > Slayers
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Title: To Love a Lie

Authors: Chrissy Sky and Rose Thorne

Pairings: Xellos/Zelgadis

Summary: Zelgadis finds a powerful illusion spell that enables him to disguise his appearance, and Xellos finds himself strangely saddened. Will be YAOI.

Disclaimer: Do not own.

Notes: Terra hasn't seen the whole series, but I was whining about Zel and she pointed out something that, in retrospect, is kinda obvious. One of Zel's main complaints is how strangers treat him because of his appearance. So why doesn't he just use a spell that'll give the illusion of his human self? Like Naruto's girl jutsu that's semi real. It's not his cure, but it could be a temporary solution. I mentioned it to Rose, and suddenly we have a fic.

Chapter Two

Zelgadis woke up several hours later. Frowning, he sat up and looked around. He saw the remnants of the ceremony and remembered what had happened before he'd passed out. Afraid that the illusion had worn off, he quickly looked at the mirror and breathed a relieved sigh. His human appearance reflected back at him.

He was again filled with an elation so profound that he nearly forgot that Xellos had been nearby, had covered him with a blanket. And given that he was no longer in the pentagram, the Mazoku had also moved him. None of those actions made any sense whatsoever. He glanced around, but didn't see Xellos.

Shrugging mentally, Zelgadis wrapped the blanket around himself and went to the mirror to get a better look. Xellos didn't get bored easily, so if he was intent on disturbing him, he'd return.

Staring back at him were human eyes, the demonic gaze masked. Where they had been impenetrable, crystalline, he could see his own surprise in those eyes, and when he slowly smiled, he could see happiness. His features were much as they had been, his skin smooth without the stones that had been imbedded in it. He had actual eyebrows instead of a mockery composed of embedded stone.

His hair looked like normal hair, and he was slightly disappointed that he felt the resistance of wire when he touched it, and that his sense of touch was still dulled by his stone skin. He could feel the grooves between the stones around his eyes and at his chin, as well. Either the illusion wasn't as complete as he had hoped or it didn't work on one's own senses. For that he would need something more powerful than an illusion; he would need a cure.

But for now, he at least looked normal.

"This is beneath you," said a familiar, disembodied voice.

At first, Zel was startled, then angry. "Like you have room to judge."

Xellos appeared beside him in a burst of sparkle and evil energy. "That's neither here nor there. You're beyond something this superficial."

"Says someone who's never had to live in the real world." Zelgadis glared. Trust Xellos, who could appear completely human and manipulate his appearance however he wished�even turning himself into a meowing rabbit�to have the gall to call him superficial. "I want to be normal."

"What's normal?" Xellos waved a careless hand. "It's all about how one perceives the world around them."

Zel rolled his eyes. "The philosophy of Mazoku doesn't apply to real life. I want to be anonymous, not a walking freak show."

Xellos' frustration began to show. "You're not meant to be. Your difference is a part of you! It makes you who you are."

"It's not a part of me. It's a part of Rezzo's stupid games. He�s dead, and I just want to go back to being me." Zelgadis took a deep breath to bring his temper back under his control. "Why the hell is it any of your business?"

Xellos frowned and ignored the question. "This won't make you truly happy. It's only a fabrication, albeit a very good one."

Zelgadis found himself laughing. He couldn't help it; Xellos' words were just too absurd. "Right, because you, of all people, know and care what makes me happy."

"I don't care," Xellos responded.

That was exactly the point; Xellos didn't care. He was, in fact, incapable of caring, which made his position even more unreasonable.

Zel took a deep breath and sighed. "Then what, exactly, are you so worked up about?"

The priest folded his arms and looked away. "I'm not worked up."

"Could've fooled me. You were practically yelling a second ago, and now you're taking a defensive posture." Zelgadis shook his head. "You'd think with your experience you'd know how to suppress human gestures, too."

Xellos' grip on his staff tightened. When he spoke again, his voice was quiet and frightening. "You won't be happy like this because it's just a lie. You're not supposed to be like this." He spat the last words as if 'this' were something vile.

Even as the Mazoku's anger frightened him a bit, Zelgadis found himself slightly elated that he'd managed to irritated Xellos so much. The tables had turned, for the moment, and the opportunity to annoy Xellos for once made him stand his ground.

"Since when do you know what makes me happy?" Xellos didn't seem inclined to answer that, and Zelgadis wasn't about to let him, anyway. "Xellos, I'm not fooling myself into thinking this is a permanent solution. I still need a cure." He deliberately pronounced the word with the same emphasis.

"You don't! You're far more powerful the way you are now. Think of all the times you've been able to save your friends through your abilities. There have been countless circumstances just in the time I've known you. Before, you were just a mediocre swordsman and once you're cured that's all you'll be again."

All of the amusement drained from Zel. "And how," he asked, his voice low and angry, "do you know what I was before?" Xellos looked a bit surprised and opened his mouth, but Zelgadis shook his head. "Forget it. I don't even want to know. I want to be human again. If that means losing power, fine. This wasn't what I wanted when I asked Rezzo for power. It was stupid to try to find a shortcut."

Zelgadis turned away, back to his bag to search for a shirt. There was no sense in staying here. When he found one and pulled it on, he packed up quickly and turned to find Xellos studying him, frowning.

"You don't care. You never have. So do us both a favor and stop pretending you do." Zelgadis shouldered his pack and turned toward the faint trail that led to the road.

When he glanced back, Xellos was gone.

TBC. Thanks again to Chrislea for beta-reading! Review if you feel so inclined. ^^
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To Love a Lie	By : RoseThorne Category: +S to Z > Slayers Views: 1284 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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