Gourry woke up in the morning, and crawled out of the cave. His back was cramped from sleeping in a small place like that, and he had a crick in his neck from his sleeping position. He grabbed his sword, which he really liked, despite the fact that it wasn't the Sword of Light, and buckled it to his belt, before he started walking again.

He wondered about things as he walked. Like, when Lina said she never wanted to see him again, did she mean never ever? He nodded to himself. When Lina said things, she meant it. She said never. It hurt him inside to think that he would never see Lina again.

Gourry just sighed, and steeled himself against it. He had to find a place to get something to eat, or he wouldn't have any strength to go on.

That night, he still hadn't found a place to eat at all, so he decided to stop somewhere for the night. There weren't any accessible caves or anything, so he settled on a clearing in the trees to the side of the road.

It started raining just as he was about to fall asleep. In a matter of seconds, he was soaked to the bone, and was shivering with cold. He just curled up, and stayed under the sheltering trees.

AN: The plot IS THERE everyone! Well, it will be soon! Trust me! ^_^;;

-Shira