Sylpheel opened her eyes and saw Xellos' extended hand. She reached
for it.
"You're mine now." he said opening his amethybst eyes.
Sylpheel looked at herself, her clothes were the same she had worn
before and there was no mark in the place she had been wounded. Her cape
though had been exchanged for one that looked exactly like Xellos'.
"Your eyes look nice." he said still holding her hand.
With his free hand he reached to his side and handed her a mirror.
She looked at her reflection, the only thing that was different were her
eyes, they had turned an amethyst shade and were now slitpupiled.
"Sylph-chan, how do you feel?" he asked squeezing her hand to get her
attention.
How did she feel?.... she felt alive, all her senses were expanded,
she saw well, although the room was dark, she could hear animals outside.
She could smell Xellos next to her and was aware of his warm hand holding
her own.
"I feel fine." she said and suddenly she knew Xellos was pleased with
her answer, she could feel his emotions.
With this, she acknowledged that she had become one of them, and also
that she was forever bonded to Xellos. And yet she didn't mind or regret
it one bit, she felt so....free.
"Where are we?" she asked pretty sure this was not the place she had
been when she lost consciousness.
"Wolf-Pack Island, your new home. Come now, you have to meet Xellas-sama."
Xellos led her outside by the hand. They found Xellas where Xellos
had left her some minutes ago, lying back on her couch.
"Xellas-sama. This is Sylpheel" Xellos bowed and Sylpheel imitated
him." Xellas is my master as I am yours, therefore you also own her respect."
he said.
"She's nice Xellos. You made a good choice, now about my nails..."
"A minute my mistress, Sylph-chan needs some rest, I'll put her in
my quarters." Xellos and Sylpheel disappeared.
Sylpheel found herself in a room dimly lighted. There was a big bed
to one side, some shelves with books, jewels and items she had never seen
before on the other side.
"So, this is where you keep disappearing to." commented Sylpheel sitting
on the bed. Somehow she was starting to fell sleepy. As she leaned back,
Xellos covered her with a blanket.
"We'll talk later Sylph-chan." said the trickster as he disappeared,
but Sylpheel was already asleep.
Sylpheel woke up to the sound of someone moving near her. For a moment
she was disoriented, the smell of Xellos all around her, then she opened
her eyes and remembers she had been resting in his bed. The person who
had woken her was her new master, he was trying to open a cupboard with
his feet while he held both his hands in front of himself. Sylpheel saw
that they were covered with red liquid. Blood? Sylpheel stood up and walked
towards him. Not blood, nail varnish.....She opened the cupboard for him
and took out a acetone bottle.
"Thank you Sylph-chan." Xellos said as she started to remove the substance
of his fingers.
"One thing for sure, Xellas-sama is never going to ask you to paint
her nails again..." commented Sylpheel.
"But her nails turned out very nicely. Well, as nicely as red claws
look on a wolf. This mess was done by Xellas-sama trying to paint MY nails
while in her beastform."
"Beastform?" asked Sylpheel.
"My mistress... well, I should better say our mistress since you're
mine now, can transform herself into a great wolf, that's why she's sometimes
referred to as the Great Beast."
There was silence.
"We should get back to the others, 2 hours have past since we left."
said Xellos breaking the silence.
"Only two? To me it seemed like half a day."
"That's because time passes more slowly here in Wolf-Pack Island, 1
normal hour is 5 hours here."
"Oh..." was all she could say to that.
To go back... Sylpheel knew what expected them upon arrival.
"Gourry." she murmured, a mishivious look passing her eyes.