When Magic Won't Heal You:
The Beginning Incident
"Gourry now!" Lina
shouted as she thrust herself backwards.
She knew her blonde haired companion could take care of the troll that
blocked her path. They had been
traveling together for quite some time now, and each day held a new adventure
for them. At the present moment they
were heading to Atlas City, but the path was still long and far, and apparently
filled with monsters. In the dark
forest they were walking through, they could never let their guard down.
The
green troll pulled its horrible lips back and let a deep growl escape its
throat. Its muscles tightened as it
prepared to lunge at its next victim; Gourry.
"Right
Lina," Gourry replied, pulling out his sword.
He held it up as sunlight glimmered of the edge reminding all who looked
at it just how sharp it really was. The
troll snarled and prepared itself for a battle. With a roar it bounded straight towards Gourry.
As
the nasty creature approached, Gourry casually stepped out of its path and
tripped it with his right foot. The
troll lost its balance and was on its face before it knew what happened.
"You need to watch where you're going…" Gourry muttered as he
walked towards the beast lying on the ground.
He prepared his sword, ready to slice through its green flesh. "Or else you'll end up like this…"
He was not able utter his last words when his foot got caught
on a tree's up lying root. He too was
on his face before he knew what had happened.
"I
asked you to do one thing," Lina mutter as she leaned on a tree and looked at
the pathetic sight that met her eyes.
Gently, she began to rub her temple with her hand. It was stressful to have such a dense
companion!
"I'm
fine…" Gourry muttered, his words were almost incomprehensible, for his face
was still mashed to the forest floor.
The
troll stood up and swung its sharp claws in furry. It screamed like a banshee and ran towards Gourry, who had no idea
of his surroundings.
He
slowly looked out of the corner of his eye and caught sight of the enraged
troll. "Lina?" he asked as it stormed
forward.
"THAT
IS NOT ME!!!" Lina screamed from behind the tree, face blushing in anger. Before she could get a chance to fling an
insult at him she realized the danger he was in. Her heart skipped a beat, and she froze in fear.
It
was not like her at all to panic. She
had never felt so afraid, never felt such utter fear, as the fear she felt
now. Her body could not respond to the
screaming in her mind, the scream that told her to move forward and help
Gourry. All she could do was watch in
horror as the troll sunk its claws deep into Gourry's side.
Gourry's
face twisted in pain and his eyes shut violently. The beast picked him up by his throat and lifted him clear off
the ground. He coughed, trying to
breath, but the troll's hand prevented him from doing so. Gourry tried desperately to free the
creature's hand from around his neck, but it released it on it's own. Gourry fell to the ground and began to
cough, the sweet air he greatly needed filling his lungs.
Lina
stood beside the tree, eyes wide and quickly filling with tears. She looked from Gourry to the troll,
completely shocked. When she finally
came to her senses, she was pissed.
Without even reciting a spell a red aura surrounded her body.
Her
whole form shook with rage as she screamed out, "FIREBALL!!!"
Within
moments all that was left of the enemy was a pile of ashes.
"Gourry!"
she cried out as she ran towards her wounded friend lying on the ground. She fell beside him as she quickly removed
his armor and surveyed the damage. She
grimaced as she stared at the deep wounds in his side.
"And
all I asked you to do was scratch him," she sobbed as she prepared herself to
cast a healing spell. "The troll woulda
taken care of its self."
She
held her hand out cast the spell.
Slowly, deep claw marks began to become shallower.
"I'm
sorry about that Lina," Gourry said in a whisper. The words he spoke hurt his throat and he began to cough. Lina pulled him up beside her, her hand
still near the horrible wound.
Even
with him sitting up, Gourry could not stop coughing. Lina gasped as she felt something warm hit her cheek. Gourry's coughing up blood, she thought
to herself. Shit!!!
She
glanced at the wound. It was still very
deep and bleeding heavily. "Hold on,"
I'll have you back to your old self in no time, just hold on."
She
tried her hardest to heal him, but no matter how hard she tired the horrible claw
marks still remained in Gourry's side, oozing blood. It's a little better than before, she thought. But it's so deep that my magic won't heal
it anymore. I've done all I can do
using magic.
She
gently laid him back down and stood up.
"Lina?" he whispered.
"Don't
talk now," she commanded. She released
the cape that was drifting on her back, and ripped it in half, using her teeth.
"What
are you…" Gourry started, pain drifting in his voice.
"I
told you to shut up, so do it!" Lina snapped at him as she kneeled down
again. She lifted him up gently as she
wrapped the cape around his body.
"We've got to stop this bleeding…" she said voice choked with tears. She tied the cape as tight as she could, as
tears fell off of her cheeks and landed softly on Gourry's chest.
"Lina,
you're crying? You're crying because of
me?"
"I
won't forgive you if you die so just be quiet now," Lina grumbled as she tied
to hide her tear filled eyes behind her flame colored bangs. She cradled Gourry in her arms and yelled, "LEVITATION!"
When
their bodies were no longer touching the ground Lina sped as fast as she could,
searching for the closest town.
Gourry
woke up slowly, light rushing into his blue eyes. He sat up slowly, pain throbbing through his head. He looked around groggily. To his surprise he was laying in bed. He had proper bandages around his
wound. To his right sat Lina. She was fast asleep on a chair beside his,
snoring softly. She had her head
against the same pillow he was resting on.
He smiled as he reached to touch her face but something stopped
him. He looked at his hand and realized
Lina was holding it. He grinned a bit
more and, using his left hand, gently brushed his fingers against her cheek.
She's
actually really cute when she's asleep, he thought to himself. She took care of me I know that. But
where are we now?
Gourry
sat pondering the mysteries of life for what seemed like hours. He did not want to wake Lina, so he sat
silently in his bed, just thinking, never removing his hand from hers.
At
last, she awoke. Yawning, she looked at
Gourry, out the window, and then quickly to him again.
"Gourry!"
Lina exclaimed happily and flung her arms around his neck.
"I
guess you're happy to know that I'm alright…ack!" he struggled as he realized
Lina was no longer hugging him, but rather choking him.
"ARE
YOU COMPLETELY INSANE?!" She yelled as she tightened her headlock. "You couldn't even scratch a TROLL?! I had already cast that reversing spell on
it and all you needed you do was give it the most miniscule wound and you
would've killed it!"
"Lina…I…can't…breathe…"
Gourry muttered using the last of the air in his lungs.
"I
dragged you here all this way, I'm not gonna let you die now," Lina said as she
released Gourry's neck. "Oh yeah, one
more thing. I'm sorry about your
injury. I couldn't heal it. Heh, I'm supposed to be the one and only
Lina Inverse and I can't even heal someone!
Great sorceress I make…"
"Don't
say that," Gourry said softly. "I know
it wasn't your fault. They were just
too deep. I was a little clumsy too!"
"You
got that right," Lina stated, crossing her arms and trying to ignore the ache
welling inside of her heart. She
remembered the moment when Gourry had been attacked. In that moment she could not move, her heart could barely even
beat. It was in that moment she
realized how much Gourry meant to her.
He was her best friend.
"So
where are we now?" Gourry asked unaware of Lina's feelings towards him.
"In
a little city right outside of Atlas City."
"How
long have we been here?"
"It's
been almost a day, why?"
"I
dunno…"
Lina
had carried Gourry to the first Inn in the first city she could find. She asked for someone to show her to her
room and to bring bandages. Once he was
taken care of, and safely sleeping in his bed, Lina went to the bathroom to
wash up.
She
had looked in the mirror and saw the reflection of her face. She was pale, and the blood on her cheek
stood out vividly. She had placed her
fingers on top of the dried blood, and cried because she knew it belonged to
Gourry.
"What's
with the far off look?" Gourry questioned.
"I've
been so worried about you is all. I
guess I'm just tired," Lina replied seriously.
"Then
why don't you go back to sleep? I'm ok
now so you won't have to worry anymore."
"I've
got to clean the cuts now."
Gourry
nodded as he watched Lina walk silently across the room to get the
bandages. I don't think I've ever
seen her this serious before, or worry so much either. Well, I guess she has grown up a lot since
we first met!
She
grabbed the bandages and walked back, sitting in the chair beside his bed. She gently removed the bandages covering his
injury, her fingers gently touching his sensitive skin. The claw marks were directly in his side,
right between his hips and chest.
When
the old bandages were off, Lina looked at his skin and smiled. She held out her hand and cast another
healing spell. She placed her fingers
softly on the bloody marks and frowned.
The wounds were a little better, but were not yet healed.
"Lina,
don't worry about it," Gourry said trying to be cheerful, seeing the sad look
on Lina's face.
"I
can do nothing for you," Lina grumbled as she began to dress the injury
again. I want to help you most of
all, and I can do nothing.
Gourry
tried to read Lina's mind, seeing if he could figure out what she was
thinking. He had never seen her act so
much like a woman before. She went through all this trouble for me.
Lina's hands danced across his muscular
stomach, and he shivered.
"Did I hurt you?" Lina asked.
"No,
you're just tickling me, " Gourry mumbled.
With the bandages taken care of Lina
asked, "Ok, better now?"
"I'm
much better," Gourry said as he pulled Lina closer. She laid her head on his chest, wondering what had gotten into
him. It wasn't like him to treat her
this way. Normally he would have patted
her on the head or something. She could
feel a blush cover her face as she listened to Gourry's steady heartbeat.
Not
even sure of his own actions, Gourry lifted Lina's chin so her fiery eyes were
locked with his own, and slowly placed his lips on her cheek. .
She
gasped with surprise, and jerked away quickly.
"Thank you so much for what you've done for me," Gourry said, voice
thick with sincerity.
KNOCK!!!
Lina
and Gourry both stopped when they heard a loud knock coming from the door. They looked at each other and blushed
gently.
"Yes?"
Lina called out in a shaky voice as she stood up and walked to the door.
"It's
the food you ordered to be brought up to you earlier!!! It's 7:00 right now, just like you asked!"
"Almost
forgot about that," Lina muttered as she opened the door.
Three
food carts were wheeled into the room, each stacked from top to bottom with
food. Lina examined the food, and
turned to Gourry.
"I
didn't know you'd be awake by now so I only ordered enough for me, sorry!!!"
Gourry
smacked his forehead lightly as the thought ran through his mind; I can't
believe I had started to think of her as a mature adult.
"Hey
bring me another order of all this stuff I got here and make it quick too!"
Lina called at the waiter as he was walking out the door.
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