Chaotic Library

Title: The Smiles We Left Behind
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: Slayers
Characters: Filia Ul Copt, Xellos
Warnings: Some salty language
Notes: I have not written fanfiction in a long time, and Slayers fanfiction even longer. Please excuse any rough edges.

( The Smiles We Left Behind )

Title: The Summons
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Xellos/Filia and Val/Filia
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 25000
Warnings: Mild adult situation, some language.
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. See the first chapter for full disclaimers.
Notes: Don't know where this bunny came from but I love it. Xellos, Filia, and Val have survived into modern day Earth. It's both Xellos/Filia and Val/Filia, with lots of Casablanca references.
Summary: "We're the only ones who remember how it was, the old days, when the science of magic, not science alone, ruled the earth. We remember Dark Star, and Lina Inverse, and everything else."

The Summons - multi-chaptered fic posted at illusionoftruth

Title: Trip to a Dream, Dragon
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Xellos/Filia
Rating: R
Wordcount: 18550
Warnings: Graphic violence.
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. All songs are by Pink Floyd.
Notes: Set approximately a century after TRY. My muse hit me over the head with this little story with a Warner Bros. grand piano after I re-read a favorite old 'fic in another fandom, "The Last Temptation of Meggan Braddock" by Indigo. Her story provoked the initial 'What-If?' thought that all muses go rabid over, and just ran with it... in an entirely different direction.
Summary: Worried? No, Xellos told himself, he wasn't worried at all. He was Mazoku. He didn't worry over something so trivial. But what the hell was going on? Where was she? It was just so unlike the Filia he knew that he doubted this was her handiwork.

Trip to a Dream, Dragon - multi-chaptered fic posted at illusionoftruth

Title: Wind Beneath My Wings
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Lina/Gourry
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1768
Warnings: Maybe there should be something here...
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "Wind Beneath My Wings" is by Bette Midler.
Notes: Written for yuuo for Christmas, 2002. And why yes, I am evil, thank you for noticing.
Summary: She knew why she risked the entire world and everyone on it when faced with Phibrizo. A world that existed without Gourry wasn't a world where she wanted to live.

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Title: Insensitive
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Xellos/Filia
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 5367
Warnings: Bondage, smut
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "Insensitive" is by Jann Arden.
Notes: So I was watching "Bed of Roses" one day long ago and it featured the song in question, and a plotbunny pounced it. I really do love the Xellos/Filia pairing, but I'll be damned if he's not fun to write as a thoroughly evil bastard once in a while too. Also, the scenes aren't completely set up in a chronological timeline, but it should be relatively easy to pick up where you're at.
Summary: They sat in front of the fireplace together, quietly drinking tea while she talked animatedly about the events which transpired since his last sojourn. Xellos listened with polite interest, and while she was in the middle of talking, he simply relieved her of her teacup and silenced her with a demanding, but tender, kiss, his hand cupping the back of her neck, holding her to him.



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Title: Out of Your Shoes Tonight
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Lina/Zelgaids, one-sided Amelia/Zelgadis
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 2305
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "Out Of Your Shoes Tonight" is by Lorrie Morgan.
Notes: This fic is Lina/Zelgaids, from Amelia's point of view. I'm not a fan of the L/Z pairing, despite liking it briefly during the first half of the first season before I got to see NEXT. I love Lorrie Morgan's stuff, and this song bunnied me too hard to ignore. No, I don't know where Gourry is in this. It was just a limited little oneshot plotbunny that demanded to be written, so be it. Basically, I was getting sick and tired of all the L/Z 'shippers bashing Amelia.
Summary: "Still, I would hate to be any man who winds up with her. A man should be able to dine in peace without fear of life and limb."

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Title: Who's Crying Now?
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Xellos/Filia
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 4392
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "Who's Crying Now" is by Journey.
Notes: I think this is the first one-shot and first Xellos/Filia fic I ever wrote, if memory serves. Surprisingly, I still like it even a few years later.
Summary: That's when he noticed Lina was looking at him. Not just merely looking at him, but looking at him with an expression she reserved for people who she perceived to be acting on a Fireball-worthy level of stupid.

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Title: Even if it Takes Forever
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Lina/Gourry, Amelia/Zelgadis
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 3187
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "If You See Him/If You See Her" is by Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire.
Notes: This started writing itself in my head after I got to see the music video to the song in question again, and then was reading the Slayers manga.
Summary: Don't get me wrong, I love money as much as the next young, beautiful sorceress (which automatically rules out Naga from the running) but I'm too independent. I can deal with maids and housekeepers underfoot for only so long before I'm ready to scream. How Amelia does it, I'll never know.

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Title: The Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Dynast/Dolphin
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3650
Warnings: Should I warn for weirdly gentle/violent Mazoku fluff? Or a songfic?
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" is owned by Nightwish.
Notes: So I'm a Dynast/Dolphin 'shipper. I don't know why, but I just like this pairing. But remember, these are still Mazoku, don't go in here expecting fluff. Life can be and generally is chaotic, and Dolphin's domain is one full of life. That, coupled with the fanon idea of her insanity (which I'm quite fond of actually), has her more capable of feeling a broader range of emotion than the standard Mazoku. I originally planned to make this into a lemon, but when I actually set about writing it, it wouldn't happen. Part of it is, I started wondering how it might happen between two Mazoku Lords, and couldn't get the notion of Q sex out of my head, which is rather boring, all things considered (Trekkie fans might know what I'm talking about).
Summary: He wondered then if perhaps her insanity was a hell of her own making, her own downfall for emotion. She was a Charybdis, drawing him down into a powerful maelstrom, corrupting him.

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Title: Maybe Someday
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Character: Zelgadis Graywords
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1232
Warnings: None; implied Zel/Amelia
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni.
Notes: First-person Zel bunny that came along one day and nibbled at me. This fic took a surprisingly short time to write.
Summary: I say they embarrass me in order to keep them at an arm's length. I won't let myself warm up to any of them, not inside where it counts. I can't afford to do that.

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Title: Judas Kiss
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Slayers
Pairing: Xellos/Filia
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1434
Warnings: Character death
Disclaimer: The Slayers are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. "Last Exit to Eden" is owned by Amanda Marshall.
Notes: This is set hundreds of years after the events in Slayers TRY
Summary: I think about her sometimes. Not all the time, of course. Just...every once in a while.

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Fandom: Slayers
Title: Close Call in the Shadows
Author: emilie_burns
Pairing: Xellos/Filia
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 400
Disclaimer: Slayers is copyright Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni.
Warnings: None
Author's Notes: Written for janegray for the First Kiss Meme. I do miss writing this couple.
Summary: There was something about nights like that, when the wind was high and the moon hid among the clouds, casting dim light and strange shadows over once-familiar land, that sent a chill to her bones.

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Title: A Road to Truth (Part 2 of 30 2)
Author: emilie_burns
Pairing: Xellos/Filia Ul Copt
Fandom: The Slayers
Theme: #1 - look over here
Rating: G
Word count: 2873
Disclaimer: The Slayers and all characters herein are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. This is a work of fanfiction for personal entertainment only. Set post-TRY.
Notes: These are being written in chronological order, although not in themed order. Chronological listings are in parenthesis by the title. Props to Serendipity for inspiration for some of the descriptions.
Summary: "Such a lovely place," she murmured to herself, and not without feeling a pang of disappointment. A city such as this would be undoubtedly beyond her means to afford a residence. Shaking off her thoughts, she turned her attention to finding an inn.
Original LJ Post Date: September 30, 2005 @ 30_Kisses

( A Road to Truth )

Title: Falconer's Call (Part 1 of 30 2)
Author: emilie_burns
Pairing: Xellos/Filia Ul Copt
Fandom: The Slayers
Theme: #4 - our distance and that person
Rating: T (PG)
Word count: 1259
Disclaimer: The Slayers and all characters herein are owned by Hajime Kanzaka; Rui Araizumi; Kadokawa Shoten; TV TOKYO; SOFTX; Marubeni. This is a work of fanfiction for personal entertainment only. Set post-TRY.
Notes: These are written in chronological order, although not in themed order. Chronological listings are in parenthesis by the title.
Summary: She studied him, torn between agreement and disagreement. He was causing her own center to break apart, her world spinning out of her grip. She could not keep her balance with him, or find the safe path.
Original LJ Post Date: September 6, 2005 @ 30_Kisses

( Falconer's Call )

Words: 100
Fandom: Slayers
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Dancing in the Dark
Spoilers: Only if you've never seen or read anything about the characters before.
Character: Filia Ul Copt and Xellos Metallium
Quick summary: A shadowy meeting between two members of enemy races.
Original LJ Post Date: 2003 @ a now-defunct drabble community (Anime_100).

( We kiss in a shadow, we hide from the moon, our meetings are few, and over too soon... )

Words: 100
Fandom: Slayers
Rating: PG
Challenge: Dancing in the Dark
Spoilers: Slayers TRY.
Character: Filia Ul Copt and Valgaav
Quick summary: A plea in a dreamscape.
Original LJ Post Date: 2003 @ a now-defunct drabble community (Anime_100).

( You'd like to save her, but you just can't give it up. You'd rather be wrapped up in the arms of the storm... )

Words: 100
Fandom: Slayers
Rating: PG
Challenge: Endless Nights
Spoilers: TRY
Character: Filia
Quick summary: Val, now a young adult, has left home, gone exploring. Rather depressing. Got into the head of a version of Filia I'm playing around with in a much longer 'fic.
Original LJ Post Date: 2003 @ a now-defunct drabble community (Anime_100).

( ...her days are grey and her nights are black, different shades of mundane... )