As usual, I don't own Slayers, just put the characters in very award and strange positions!

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Growing Pains Part 2

Korthoga stood from his mountain side view watching Lina Inverse. It had been nearly two weeks since his talk and pact with Xellos formed. There had been much planning and much thinking on how best to capture the red haired, fire ball. The blond man was expected, he never left her side but the stone man that had joined them was unexpected, still the plan should work if all goes right..

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"Come on Zel, admit it, your glad to see us!" Lina walk ahead as usual looking back as she gave her friend hell.

"And why would I be glad to see you?! Every time you show up some other disaster strikes and I'm forced to go along with it!" Zelgadis was definitely not enjoying himself, he was sure the only thing keeping him sane was Gourry being there. The simple things said by that man kept him from focusing to much on Lina and her usual wake of destruction mixed with bad luck.

"It's not that bad is it Zel, I mean were traveling together, your looking for your cure still and it's like old times. Oh hey are you and Amelia really a couple now?" Gourry grinned as he walked along, looking down on the chimera.

"WHAT!?!? COUPLE!?!? Now look here, we are friends, nothing more! What makes you think were a couple?" Zel stopped in the middle of the mountain path they were on, even through his stone skin you could see his blush.

"Oh no reason, just that bracelet your still keeping on your water bottle makes me wonder, usually to have something that long means more"Gourry was grinning and trying not to laugh, he knew how frustrated his friend was at what he was doing.

"You've been around Lina to long Gourry, your starting to sound like her" Muttered an embarrassed chimera as he went to catch up with Lina. "And before you have a chance to help add on to this Lina..." His voice trailed off as he looked at the sorceress, she was standing there alert. "What's wrong Lina?"

"Not sure, just something not feeling right. It feels as if were being watched and followed." She looked around more, something was nagging her, screaming for her to watch out but what it was she didnt know.

The rubbling of the ground and the dull roar cut off anything the boys could say as they both drew their weapons and looked around but soon it was all to clear what the enemy is to be. A land slide from high atop the mountain was coming down onto them.

Lina being further away and not in the middle like Zel and Gourry through up her defense spell, shielding her from the dirt and rocks. She could do nothing but watch as Zelgadis threw his around him and Gourry, even though they wouldn't be crushed they would be buried.

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Korthoga laughed, so far his plan was going perfectly. He had separated Lina from her friend and well distracted her as he watched her yelling to them. She was digging with her hand, magic to much of a risk to use for fear of collapsing the shelter Zelgadis had made. This was going all to perfectly.

Reaching down he pulled a vial that had a soft white glow to it. A potion of white magic, made by a powerful healer to help a mother conceive. Normally it would give a woman who could not conceive a chance, but for a woman that was healthy it was almost guarantee that she would. The irony that white magic would help him rob the powerful sorceress of her innocence was just to delicious.

Waiting just a few more moments to let her get totally involved in saving her friends he cast the spell and flew down landing behind the distracted sorceress . Chuckling softly he cleared his throat and as he watched her turn around he sent the wind spell from his hands into her, slamming her to the wall and into unconsciousness.

Walking over to the limp form she picked her up and through her over his shoulder. "I know you can hear me in there, I've took the liberty of borrowing your friend. When you dig yourself out you are more then welcome to come and find her till then she shall well taken care of" Kicking off from the path he cast the Ray Wing spell and departed back to his home with the unconscious Lina.

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Gourry was like a man possessed, he didnt let the lack of light or air slow him down in his drive to free Zelgadis and himself. He didn't speak only grunted and growled as he pulled rock after rock aside to dig his way to the top. He had heard the man, only too clearly. He had let Lina be taken, be hurt. No way could anyone have just gotten the better of Lina like that.

Zelgadis was moving as fast as Gourry, it worried him to see Gourry so quiet, so focused. The blond man wasn't speaking, wasn't doing anything but working furiously to get to where he could find Lina. Who could have taken her was beyond the chimera's knowledge, he had done it fast and without words. He was smart, he didn't bother in usual verbal sparring, straight and direct. In his mind a most dangerous enemy.

"Don't worry Gourry, we will get out of here and find Lina soon" Nothing was said in the rocky prison after that.

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The room was dark and candle lit, his room where magical experiments were performed. There he worked quickly taking thick strips of cloth and wrapping Lina's hands in them, making sure there was no way for her to cast spells before locking them to the table. He then wrapped them around her eyes to keep her blind and more helpless.

Turning he moved to the table that held many objects, various tools and equipment used in magic. There he selected a long, then dagger with a razor sharp edge. Walking back he noticed her stirring. "Ah Lina Inverse finally comes around I see. I would ask if your comfortable, but I know your not."

"What's going on, where am I? Take this stupid blind fold off and let me see you!" Lina was not pleased, her head was pounding from the blow she took and she didn't know why or where she was here. "Where are my friends?"

"Your friends Miss Inverse are in the last place you saw them." The answer was simple but enough to get a the red haired fired up, ranting and struggling. Simply ignoring her he walked over to her right side and began unfastening her cape and shoulder guards. "Hush now, wouldn't want the soon to be mother upsetting herself now would we."

Moments passed as she could feel the man taking her cape, then the pull as her belt and talismans were removed. "Mother? What do you mean? Answer me!" It wasn't fear that was making her voice raise, it was anger and she struggled even more to cast a spell.

"Hold still, I wouldn't want to damage you." Taking a hold of her tunic he began to cut it away carefully so not to hurt her with the dagger, when it was split he left it there as he began cutting away each pants leg."Well, there are third party interests in you Lina and they feel you will never be any use to them, that your to caught up in the "good" of the world but they do not believe you would be a total waist. They feel any children you have could be a great asset to their ranks but they are tired of waiting on you and also they want to make sure that any children you have would be as strong as possible. Thus it is my, unfortunate or fortunate business to ensure that magically your children will be supreme."

"No way! No how! I will not do this! You can't be serious, I mean, even if you..if you were to take.." Her whole body blushed as she could feel her fear and horror rising as her last bit of modesty was stripped from her.."it doesn't mean I would become pregnant and my friends would save me before that happens!"

He didn't speak just stood looking down on the small naked woman, she really was petite. He had heard all the flat chested comments but in truth she wasn't. Her body was a pale, porcelain white and the tiny frame made her seem much more delicate then she was. "No it will be the first time, you see I went to a powerful healer in a distant city, I told her my poor wife and I had tried many, many times but could never have a child. It really was a sad sad story, if it were true of course. Sylphiel is her name, infact I believe you know her, she believed me the trusting fool and made a potion that would bring any barren woman to a normal fertile level till she did conceive. You though are a normal healthy woman, it should ensure that the first time will bring about new life in your belly."

He expected many more insults and curses but she was quiet, it almost seemed she was holding back tears. Silently he smiled, her will was much easier to break it seemed then all the stories he had heard. Breaking the wax seal he slowly began to pour the liquid as he was instructed. It started between her breast, a thin line trailed down her body and there he poured the rest into a small pool that ran over each side of her stomach. Standing back he watched as she struggled.

Her mind screamed and screamed this can't be happening, she couldn't except she was about to be raped and forced to have a child that she didn't want. She could feel the tear escaping, she couldn't stop them and then the cold of the potion hit her, she bit her lip hard to keep from sobbing but when it touched her lower stomach it grew warm. A soft, almost sensual gasp escaped her lips as the warmth spread down into her body and she knew that when he raped her it would be over with.

"What a beautiful sight you are Lina Inverese. Your lucky though, it will be a few hours yet before I can begin the rest of your life for you, the potion needs time. So you have till noon tomorrow to think about this, you can either be willing and give yourself to me or I can just take what I want." The gasp he had heard from her surprised him, maybe she wasn't as unwilling as he thought. "I will leave you alone with your thoughts till then."

The sound of a door closing told her she was alone and it was then she let the tears flow freely, she had to escape, had to get away, if only her hands were free. 'Gourry, where are you, I really need your help this time. Please get here in time..'

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Author's Note-

Ok so they may be a lil ooc. This story is getting a lil darker then I was intending on at first. Heh my urge to right angst is beating out my urges to right romance. Have fun reading and thanks for the feed back.