"And don't you forget it!" the red-headed sorceress called after the scurrying bandits.
"I thought you were going to blast them?" Gourry asked, confused. ((Which was, pretty normal for him))
It was a few weeks after the defeat of Phibrizo, and Lina and Gourry were on the road again.Amelia was by now back in Saillune, accompanied by a disgruntled Zelgadis, who Amelia had persuaded to accompany her back, insisting that he would be able to search the Saillune libraries for a cure, but Lina had a sneaking suspicion that it wasn't the only reason.
"Well, I will blast them, but it's no fun if there's no challenge!" she explained, a ball or red-orange energy gathering in her hand. "Fireball!"
Gourry winced. He knew how it felt to be on the receiving end of a fireball, and it was not something he enjoyed.
"Ahh, that was fun and satisfying." Lina yawned. "Too bad they didn't have any good treasure on them…Only 10 gold coins and a jeweled bracelet." She said, examining the newfound goodies. "I hope we find a town soon, I hate camping." Lina growled, rubbing the back of her neck "I always get sore."
Gourry hummed ignorantly. "Don't worry, we should be there soon."
"Since when do you know how close we are to a town jellyfish brains?" she asked, sweat bubble appearing.
"Since I can see some building from here. I am taller then you, my range of sight is more." He answered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah, whatever." The redhead muttered. Why does he have to be so insensitive when he talks about my size? It's not myfault that I'm small for my age….
By the time the two entered the inn later that night, they were both starving.
"Waiter! Bring me everything on the menu, triple portions! And make it quick, or I blow this place to bits!" Lina ordered, throwing herself into a chair by the only empty table.
The waiter, seeing that she was serious, hurried to the kitchen yelling out her order.
"Ahh, it feels good to get off my feet." She commented, relaxing in her chair.
Gourry took a seat across from her, sighing with relief, "You said it!"
When their food finally arrived, Lina and Gourry dug in without hesitation, their usual food fight taking place.
"Hey! That's mine!" Lina yelled as her chicken leg disappeared into Gourry's mouth,
"Give it back!" she leaned across the table and attempted to pry his mouth open.
"Ena! Shtop! That hurtsh!" He whined as she dug her nails into his cheek.
The young sorceress stuffed a roast into her mouth grinning. "Fine, then this is mine." She claimed.
After three small injuries, four broken dishes, and six crying waitress's, the destructive pair finished eating and headed up to their rooms for the night.
"'Night Gourry." Lina yawned, opening the door to her room.
"Mhm" was the response as her jellyfish brained protector's door closed.
Lina awoke in the middle of the night to thumps and bangs coming from Gourry's room.
Rushing into his room to see what happened, she saw the blond swordsman standing in the middle of the room holding the back of a man with purple-black hair's shirt, an eerie haze hanging in the room.
"What happened?" Lina asked, taking a step forward to look at the unconscious man.
"I dunno, some guy tried to rob me I guess…." He said, obviously still half asleep.
"Well, throw him out the window or something." She instructed with a wave of her hand, heading back to her own room as Gourry tossed the man out of the window.