A simple rest at an inn, just as we
usually do.
Sitting around the square table, in our usual
spots.
Amelia is right next to me, while Gourry sits next to
Lina.
….leaving us to be right across from each other.
No,
no, Lina is more trouble than she's worth, besides I have a beautiful
princess right next to me!
She's kind, gentle, brave and
bold.
...what more can I ask for?
However she's...valuable,
naive, someone who I feel I should protect. Where someone like Lina
has the ability to do so
herself.
Yes..there's something about that, Lina was never the
type who'd actually need protecting,
and her appearance demands attention, why there's her large red eyes,
almost synonymous with her flowing red hair. Then of course there was
the fact of how horribly flat chested she is.
A rather cold
glance sent personally by Lina, almost as if she knew what I happened
to be thinking of. She's not one people would like to mess with when
hungry, our waitress is quite busy and is unable to serve us...it's
only a matter of time before Lina explodes. However, I, as odd as it
may sound, do not fear facing her.
Lina loses the ability to
simply punch me out due to my rock hard skin leaving us to argue.
She'd get her fist ready, that is, until she remembers. At that point
she'd say something like
'I just can't wait for when you turn back
into a human again!' while cracking her knuckles.
...'when', heh
that's just like Lina. There's no 'maybes', or 'ifs' there's only a
'yes' and a 'no'-it's hardly a 'no'.
Such a simple thing, isn't
it? Yet, it's enough to make me feel comfortable with her, around
Lina I'm not some charity case to pity and to put on display.
Lina
seems to be getting impatient now, even Gourry seems to be noticing
it, so now it seems as if he's going to try to distract her for a
while..
"Hey Lina, you shouldn't be in a rush to eat anyhow. I
mean you are getting a bit
chubby!"
He grabbed a piece of arm flab.
...he's going to
die, isn't he?
Without hesitation, Lina raised her fist and
punched him a few times.
I wonder...does she crave an intellectual
debate once in a while?
Or perhaps she enjoys being unchallenged –
no!
That's not true and I know it! The way face her face changes
every time we have an intense debate.
Her eyes, while narrowed has
this certain fire in there. Her lips, puckered, ready to say anything
that comes to mind, which stays sharp and ready to hit me with a
witty rebuttal.
Lina at her best.
I've been thinking about her lately, I think it's about time I come to terms with the truth. The sooner I can admit it, the sooner I can tell her...right?
Okay, here goes...I think I may be in love
with...
"Hey! Zel, what's with
you?! If you don't wanna order I'll GLADLY eat without you!"
Snapped
right back into reality by Lina herself.
"You shouldn't be in a
rush to eat. You are
getting a bit chubby."
Did I dare..?
Instead of getting her
fist ready, her eyes narrowed and her lips puckered.
Oh how I
love our battles.