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Also the words that are in Italics are their thoughts.

Chatpter1 The Shadow:

A dark figure runs in silence across the housetops. It was dressed in black and at its side swung a sword that glinted blue. Its cloak hid the personage in the shadows. It seemed to either e following something or running away from it. The shadow abruptly stops. It leans down and tilts its head down toward the roof of the house. It listened. A snap from a near by tree alarms the figure. It lowers its self so that its whole body lay flat on the rooftop.

"I'm so hungry!"

"Maybe you wouldn't be if you and Gourry didn't eat all the food we had left. Now we are all going to stave to death because of you, Lina!

"Sheesh just because I didn't give you any of the soup doesn't mean that you have to be so mean to us."

"Amelia, Lina and Gourry weren't the only ones eating the food. I saw you there right along with them. Fighting like animals."

" Hm! You are so rude Zel! Who was the one who got us the money to eat that food?"

Zel points to the fiery redhead.

"Lina."

Amelia glares at Zel.

"Well…I helped…somewhat…"

"Well if I recall…you were sitting crying in the corner for Zel to save you, Amelia."

Gourry scratches his head. Amelia rolls up her sleeve.

In an instant Gourry is lying on the ground while seeing stars. Amelia rolls her sleeve back down. As Lina bents to help Gourry up, her stomach growls with hunger.

"Man I'm really hungry."

Lina rubs her belly. Zel looks around trying to decide if he should use the last of the money. Zel spots a diner. He looks at Lina and Gourry's pitiful hungry faces and touches his hidden money purse. The shadow leans over the edge and watches this pathetic scene. It crawls to the next house top and lowers its self down in between the two houses. After it jumps down it pokes its head around the corner of the house and watches Zel make up his mind. Zel turns around and looks at all of them.

"I was…going to save this…well never mind. I have some money left. So lets Eat!"

Lina eyes water as she looks at Zel. Amelia however had a very different look. Gourry's mouth began to water. The shadow leaves it watching place.

"You had money this whole time and you didn't tell us?!"

Amelia starts toward Zel. Lina stops her and holds Gourry up. Unfortunately they were so starving that they looked like zombies.

"FOOD!" "FOOD!"

Lina and Gourry run toward Zel who turned and ran toward the diner. America ran after only because 1. she was hungry. 2. She wanted to beat up Zel. They booked it to the diner.

Soon they were in the diner ordering everything. Lina, Gourry, and Amelia seemed to be very pleased while waiting for their food. Soon they began to get inpatient. Amelia's stomach growls as she bangs her fist on the table.

"What's taking so long?"

"You've waited so long for this can't you wait a little longer. Food doesn't come easily you know."

Zel takes a drink. A shadow in the corner watches what is going on. The food comes out never endingly. Lina, Gourry and Amelia wiggle their fingers in excitement. AS the food is placed down the race begins. Zel seemed to be amused by this usual site. HE takes another drink and places his cup down. His plate of food comes and he eats as fast as possible so no one else can take it. This unusual spectacle seemed to be amusing and disgusting the shadow in the corner. A waiter comes and refills its glass. The shadow stops the waiter and whispers something in his ear. Then points Zel and the rest. Zel just happens to notice this out of the corner of his eye. As Zel looks the waiter was standing in front of the figure but Zel can see the some small movements of the figure dressed in black. Zel tried to wait for the waiter to move but Lina and Gourry started to fight over the unattended plate. Zel turns back to guard it soon Lina and Gourry stop fighting for Zel's plate and go for the remaining plates. Zel looks over just as the waiter starts to clear off the table. The shadowy figure was gone. Zel looks around the diner. No sign of someone unusual. A waiter comes and interrupts Zel's thoughts.

"Your total comes to…180,000."

Lina, Gourry and Amelia look satisfied and look expectantly at Zel. They waited for him to pay.

"We haven't finished yet."

"Yes, sir."

Zel shakes his head as soon as the waiter turns around. Then he mouths the words 'I don't have enough money.' Lina looks at Gourry and then says,

"I guess we will be washing dishes for the rest of our lives."

Amelia and Gourry expressions change from satisfaction to depression to hear the waiter's foot step coming back.

"Sir, I have just been informed that your bill has already bee paid. Oh yes and rooms have been prepared for you and the others. You may go to bed when you like or you can enjoy more. Enjoy your night."

Amelia looks disturbingly at Zel then smiles.

"You liar! You were just playing us the whole time!"

Lina and Gourry start to laugh. Then slap each other on the back clasps their cups together.

"NO I didn't pay the bill. I really didn't have enough."

"Stop trying to be so modest Zel!"

Zel shakes his head and looks up to the waiter. The waiter looked busy with another customer. Then the waiter turns around as the customer goes up the stairs. Zel leans forward and squints his eyes.

'Its him.'

"I'm going to go to bed. I'll see you all tomorrow."

Amelia, Lina and Gourry start to sing some nameless tune as Zel goes up the stairs.

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