Chapter 11: Battle of the BREASTS
"GOOD MORNING, KIDDIES!" Xellos screamed at the end of the microphone. He carried the mike over his mouth while leaning into his chair; his legs crossed on the edge of the table. "Now, many of you are wondering about the outcome of this week since there was a very arrogant and rude bastard in our midst."
"He's an idiot." Lina stood in front of her blackboard with an open math textbook in her hand, her students sat confused as Xellos' morning announcement blasted through the stereos around the institute.
"I'm happy to say that thanks to the Royal Family, we were able to pass the inspection and the renovation of the main building will be funded fully. THREE CHEERS FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY!" Xellos cheerfully shouted with an arm raised in the air. In the nurse's office, Amelia let out a giggle while wrapping a long piece of gaze around an injured student's arm.
"Since I'm being ordered by the Board of Education to renovate as soon as possible, we are moving fall break 2 months early this year." He flipped through his calendar. "How does having fall break next week sound?" He looked up when he heard a loud stomping noise coming toward his office. Suddenly, Lina kicked down the door and rushed into his office.
"THAT SOUNDS FUCKING FANTASTIC!" She slammed her open palms on his desktop, not caring that her loud shout was echoed throughout the school.
"Well…" Xellos smirked. "It looks like the masses have answered. We will be having our fall break next week-"
"WHOO HOOOOOO!"
- o -
"Amelia! Amelia! AMELIA!" Lina barged into the Nurse's office recess. "What are you doing tomorrow?" Her body bounced excitedly while holding onto the edge of Amelia's desk.
"Tomorrow?" Amelia scratched the end of her chin. "I don't think I have anything planned-"
"We have a date." Zelgadiss suddenly spoke. He was on his bed behind Amelia's desk and reading the newspaper with an unlit cigarette.
"We do?" Amelia questioned and Zelgadiss just nodded. "Oh." She smiled and looked back at Lina. "Sorry, Lina-San, I have a date."
"Fine." Lina heavily sat down in a seat and grumbled with her eyes glaring at the historian. "I guess it's just me and Gourry at the beach. AGAIN."
"I've been meaning to ask, Lina-San. You and Gourry-San are a couple now, right?"
"Right." The redhead grabbed Amelia's bowl of snacks and began to eat.
"Then how come you don't like being alone with him?" Amelia asked suddenly and Lina choked a piece of chocolate. Once lodged out, Lina stared at the nurse for a few silent seconds before blushing deeply.
"W-What are you getting at?"
"You two still act like best friends." Amelia mentioned and looked behind her when Zelgadiss tugged at the ends of her hair. He pointed to his lips and she happily obliged to give him a quick kiss. Content, he returned to his paper with a happy grunt. Amelia released a soft giggle and turned her head back to return to her conversation, however Lina was glaring now.
"We're a couple! We do couple things like you and that kissing freak! J-Just in private! That's all!"
"What kind of 'couple things'?" Finished with his boring newspaper, Zelgadiss joined the engaging conversation.
"Like..." Lina thought deeply and smiled when she finally thought of one. "We have breakfast together and walk to work."
"So you spend the night just like how I spend the night at Zelgadiss-San's apartment." Amelia said with a smile back.
"Well, no, I never slept over his apartment before."
"Then, he picks you up on the way to work?"
"That doesn't happen either."
"Oh, I know! YOU pick him up since you walk by his apartment, right?" Amelia tried to guess but Lina kept shaking her head.
"I don't have time to stop at his apartment." Lina confessed.
"So," Zelgadiss sat up on his elbows. "You two sort of meet up in the morning and eat breakfast on your way here."
"Yup." Lina nodded with great delight but noticed that Amelia and Zelgadiss exchanged long looks. "AND WHAT'S THE BIG PROBLEM?"
"Nothing." Amelia quickly said, waving her hands to calm the redhead down. "As long as you two love each other, there is no problem!"
"RIGHT! AS LONG AS WE LOVE EACH OTHER!" She then turned her fiery glare upon Zelgadiss. "THAT'S RIGHT, ZEL! AS LONG AS WE LOVE EACH OTHER, IT'S FINE! SO, FUCK YOU!"
"Why are you getting mad at me for?" Zelgadiss lay back on the bed to grab a lighter from his pocket.
"I know you, Zel! You doubt my relationship with Gourry! YOU ALWAYS DOUBT!" Lina stood up from her chair and slammed her fists on Amelia's desk making the innocent nurse jump.
"C-Calm down, please, Lina-San-"
"You're right. I doubt your so-called relationship with Gourry." Zelgadiss suck in the nicotine and turn his stern eyes at Lina.
"Zelgadiss-San, please, don't-"
"YEAH? WHY THE FUCK?"
"No swear words, please-"
"I don't understand why Gourry would want to spend the rest of his life with you." He snorted. "I'll gladly turn gay than to be in a relationship with a fire-breathing, stubborn, little brat like you."
"Zelgadiss-San!"
"Well, I don't know WHAT the Crown Princess sees in you! She's better off being with that perverted purple freak." Lina smirked when Zelgadiss spat his cigarette out and glared at her murderously. Recent important fact about Zelgadiss: never mention the perverted purple freak when it comes to his relationship. After the night Zel and Amelia started their relationship, Xellos began unleashing his terrorizing flirtatious being upon Amelia and thus, his jealous rage began.
"That's right! XELLOS would make the PERFECT Crown Prince. You, on the other hand, are a HEARTLESS, THICK-HEADED, SELFISH, TOBACCO OBSESSED, BASTARD!"
"Lina-San!" Amelia tried to keep Lina and Zelgadiss separated but she was forcefully squashed between their bodies as they snarled at each other. "P-Please, you two, calm down!"
"THORNY HEAD!"
"STUBBORN BITCH!" Zelgadiss and Lina screamed at each other. Having enough, Lina brought back her fist and swung at him, only to have him dodge it and catch her arm. She yelped when Zelgadiss threw her body over his shoulder and slammed against the mattress. Unhurt and ready to fight, Lina easily turned over and stepped off the bed.
"Please, Lina-San!" Amelia rushed at her side. "Please, stop, this is a school-"
"Move out of the way, Amelia! I NEED TO TEACH HIM A LESSON THAT HE WILL NEVER FORGET!" Lina cracked her knuckles. Zelgadiss smirked and crossed his arms.
"Flat chest." He suddenly muttered. Lina's eyes widen with bright red flames and an evil black aura developed around her body; she released a screeching yell that made the room quake.
"L-Lina-San?" Amelia took a few steps away from her when Lina turned her evil eyes to her. "Um… It's not that big of an issue-"
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
- o -
Xellos stepped out of the building. He breathed into the brisk afternoon air and sighed happily.
"What a good afternoon." He stuffed his hands into his pants pocket and watched the clouds float by. This good afternoon was quite peacefully and full of quietness. It felt as if nothing bad would happen. However, it was short lived. Xellos turned his head when loud screaming came around the corner of the building. Out of nowhere, Zelgadiss and Amelia burst out, followed by an angry and insane redhead.
"KILL!" Lina screamed as her hands reached out to grab her two victims.
"PLEASE, LINA-SAN! THESE HEELS REALLY HURT!" Amelia cried out while Zelgadiss ran calmly next to her, smoking a cigarette at the same time. Xellos watched the group sprint through the front yard, past the equipment room and into the open field where Gourry's class was playing soccer. Gourry looked up from his clipboard. He immediately jumped back when the trio rushed past him. It was at the moment, Amelia was caught by Lina.
"KYAAAAA!" She screamed for Lina lifted her tiny body from the ground, preventing her from getting out of her mist.
"IT'S NOT A BIG ISSUE, HUH? WITH BIG TITS LIKE YOURS, IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A SMALL ISSUE!" Keeping her strong arms over Amelia's flailing arms; Lina grasped her victim's large chest mounds and smashed them against each other. It only made the nurse scream louder and the redhead angrier. Finally, Amelia managed to get away from Lina by shedding her white lab coat. She took a few steps forward and turned around to face the pervert.
"IMMORAL!" Amelia accused while taking her high heels off and throwing it to the ground. In a mini skirt and a white blouse, she placed one hand to her hip and the other pointed at Lina. "YOU ARE HEREBY GOING TO BE PUNISHED FOR YOUR ACTIONS! ATTACK IF YOU DARE!"
"I don't think that's going to stop her, Amelia." Zelgadiss mentioned nearby.
"ATTACK IF YOU DARE, FIEND!" She ignored her boyfriend and motioned the redhead to attack. Lina roared at her; she cracked her tight joints and charged directly at her. Thus the battle of the breasts began. Zelgadiss and Gourry watched with large eyes and burning blushes, the boys on the field stopped playing the soccer game, and Xellos became upright and at attention.
"THAT WAS AN EXPENSIVE BLOUSE!" Amelia squealed when Lina ripped the front of her top, the buttons flew out and showed off her red lace bra. So she grabbed Lina's shirt and ripped it off her body allowing Gourry to see Lina's white undergarment.
"I bet you bought this with your Daddy's money!" Lina grabbed the ends of Amelia's skirt and pulled at it, it dropped to her ankles and into the mud. The cigarette between Zelgadiss' lips fell; his eyes longingly stared at Amelia's matching red lace thong. The Crown Princess had a matching set of red lace undergarment and it looked terrific on her tanned skin.
"I bet you took out 5 loans to buy these pants!" She took Lina's pants and ripped it the side, showing off her one leg. Lina sprawled away from Amelia and shoved her ruined pants off, she showed off her black boy shorts over her shapely bottom.
"U-Um, Lina?" Gourry tried to get her attention, his throat clearing to try to regain his voice. His angry girlfriend wore mismatched underwear but it worked with her athletic body.
"I MAKE GOURRY BUY MY CLOTHES!" Lina announced and lunged at Amelia. Quickly, they fell to the ground, rolling around in the mud and getting their shapely body dirty. They continued to scream and toss packs of wet dirt at each other until Filia walked out of the building with her cup of tea and a big smile.
"What a beautiful afternoon." She sighed happily, her eyes twinkling to see the clear blue sky. Filia spotted Xellos standing nearby and came to his side.
"Good afternoon, Xellos." It was such a good afternoon that Filia wanted to spread the joy around. However, Xellos said nothing and a long drool dripped from the edge of his mouth. Curious to what got his strong attention, Filia turned her head and spotted the half-naked grown women wrestling in mud and grabbing at each other's curvy parts.
"WHAT THE FUCK?" Filia screamed almost immediately and rushed over. Once at the field, she pushed the two apart and stood between their dirty bodies. "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?"
"SHE STARTED IT!" Lina and Amelia pointed to one another instantly.
"I DON'T CARE WHO STARTED IT! ALL I CARE IS THAT YOU TWO ARE BARELY NAKED AND GIVING EVERYONE A SHOW! NOW, GATHER YOUR CLOTHES AND GET IN MY OFFICE! NOW!" She noticed Gourry and Zelgadiss standing a few feet away with mouths wide open and large blushes. "GET A HOLD OF YOURSELVES! ARE YOU MEN OR JUVENILES?"
"R-Right." Zelgadiss immediately snapped out of his daze. He helped Amelia pick her clothes from the ground, and took a better look at her developed body. Gourry just stood there, staring at Lina's mud-covered body and that adorable angry pout on her face. He never saw her in that light before. So sexy and aggressive, it turned him on.
"Lina." Lina saw him. She crossed her arms, still upset at Amelia for ripping her clothes.
"What?" She snarled. Gourry smirked, he circled around her and analyzing her thin body. Lina noticed him looking her up and down, causing her to blush madly and readjust her body to show off more of her butt. When he finally stopped in front of her, Gourry chuckled softly.
"You are really sexy." He said aloud. The girls on the field overheard and their mouths dropped. Even Lina's mouth slightly opened at his bold statement.
"U-Uh," She stammered. "W-What?" It came out as a whimper.
"I said, you're sexy." He closed the gap between them and touched her cheek. Lina's entire face burned red when he kissed the only part of her face that didn't have mud, which was her forehead. "I like it. It turns me on." Gourry whispered in a seductive soft voice that made her eye twitch and her body freeze. What was supposed to make her feel flattered, Gourry actually caused panic. Lina waved her arms childishly and continued to stutter.
"W-W-W-W-W-W-W-WHAT?" She was obviously not used to sex phrases so it embarrassed and confused her in every way. Gourry just laughed and kissed her again on the forehead. He was just saying the truth. Meeting his eyes, Lina's eyes still had the innocence that was not taken away from by a man. What can she say in a situation like this? She's barely naked, covered in mud, and her boyfriend tells her that he's turned on by her brawl with another woman. Nothing came to mind so she just stared at him with deep silent affection.
"THIS IS NO TIME TO BE CHIT CHATTING WITH YOUR IDIOT!" Filia screamed next to them, breaking their long stare. Gourry managed to keep his balance when he jumped but Lina fell right back into the mud and onto her butt. "GET YOUR CLOTHES AND INTO MY OFFICE! NOW!"
"O-OKAY! GEEZ!" Lina got out of the mud and began to pick her clothes. "Now, I know why Val doesn't come home often."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
"I'M COMING, I'M COMING!" Lina shouted. After picking the last parcel of ripped clothes, Lina glanced at Gourry, who was waving at her with a big smile. Lina giggled, she gave him an air-kiss and followed Filia into the school building. She rolled her eyes to see Amelia carried like a bride by Zelgadiss. Amelia stared lovingly at Zelgadiss while he tried to not look at her, obviously because he would not be able to look away. Amelia nuzzled her cheek against his neck and sighed happily, making him softly tell her that she's going to get mud all over him if she continues.
"WHATEVER!" Lina snapped, making them stop and look over. "GOURRY CALLED ME SEXY!"
"Zelgadiss-San called me BEAUTIFUL!" The Princess stuck her nose in the air and Zelgadiss smirked at this childish act. Lina gasped a loud, her hand covering her mouth.
"B-Beautiful?" She was taken aback. "That's better than sexy."
"That's right." Amelia grinned. Lina watched the two walk ahead of her. She growled when Amelia looked over Zelgadiss' shoulder and immaturely stuck her tongue out at her.
"Fucking over-developed, little brat..." Thus, the battle of the breasts ends.
- o -
"I believed that everyone listened to this morning's announcements," Xellos walked around his office. "Next week is Fall Break and the main building will be in renovation during that time. Am I correct, Amelia-Chan?"
"The best production team that the kingdom of Saillune has to offer." Because of the battle, Amelia wore the school's female gym top and light pink jogging shorts.
"Yes." Xellos nodded. "Although the school is in Fall Break, we are not. So, we're going to have our next meeting on Monday morning-"
"WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!" Lina stood up from her chair. Unlike Amelia, Lina had on her spare gym clothes. "What do you mean that WE'RE not in Fall Break?"
"The students have the week off but my employees are still working."
"THAT IS BULLSHIT, XELLOS!" She slammed her fists on the table.
"We deserve a break too!" Zangulas joined in on the yelling.
"Now, now, calm down." He returned to his seat around the table. "Nobody needs to come to the meetings. You guys can all relax and forget about work for the whole week."
"That's more fucking like it." Lina and Zangulas high-fived.
"But don't expect to have your job when you come back." Xellos looked at the glaring expressions on every one of his employees and smiled sweetly. "I'll bring snacks!"
- o -
Gourry and Lina walked down the sidewalk. Every day after school, Gourry would walk Lina to her home like an obedient boyfriend would do. Lina watched Gourry; he was telling her what happened during a game of tennis. She blushed wildly when she remembered what he said to her in the soccer field. He was turned on because of her. Suddenly, Lina Inverse was unsure. It was true what Amelia said. She and Gourry still acted like best friends, even though they confessed their growing love for each other. It didn't bother her before but now, after what Gourry said and his eyes so filled with lust, it was starting to affect her. However she was afraid of being alone with Gourry for she never had a boyfriend before and wasn't sure what to do! Were they supposed to do something when they are alone? Were they NOT supposed to do something? And if they do DO something, would it hurt? Lina shook her head. She didn't want to be just another girlfriend to Gourry, she wanted to be the BEST girlfriend that he ever had! But she was too scared, too clueless, TOO CONFUSED! Lina sighed heavily and slumped forward. This is what it must feel like to be Gourry.
"Oh, we're already here." Gourry broke Lina's attention. They were already outside of her apartment. Like usual, Gourry bent his head and his lips brushed against her cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow. Bright and early for grocery shopping! Bye, Lina!"
"Okay…" Lina watched him walk away for a few seconds before chasing after him. "Gourry, wait!" She grabbed the ends of his long hair and stopped him immediately. Gourry looked over his shoulder before turning his body around to face her.
"Lina?" Lina released a shaking and nervous breath. She gulped and hung her head forward, deliberately not meeting eyes with Gourry.
"T-Tonight... s-sleep... over..."
"Huh?" Gourry didn't get it.
"I-I said…" Lina moved her head to the side and pouted lightly. "Y-You can sleep over tonight." She said more confidently. Gourry stared at Lina's uncomfortable form and smiled.
"Let me do some chores first. I'll be back around dinner."
"O-Okay!" Instantly in a good mood, Lina bounced in front of him. She paused when Gourry reached over and touched her cheek.
"You don't have to be shy. It's only me." He told her.
"I-I know that!" She shoved his hand away and crossed her arms, a big blush appearing over her pouty face. "And I'm NOT shy. I was being… mysterious."
"Whatever you say, Lina."
- o -
Lina vacuumed her carpet, cleaned the windows of her apartment, took out all the trash, threw away all her empty cans of beer, and tidy up her entire apartment. In the end, her apartment looked like the day she moved in. Lina looked at the clock on her wall. In a few hours, Gourry would be here for dinner.
"Dinner." She fidgeted. "I need to make dinner." Lina's eyes widen with fear. "Holy shit, I need to make dinner."
- o -
Gourry poked his head into Lina's apartment. He slipped inside and shut the door behind him. As he quietly slipped out of his shoes, he heard loud swearing coming from the kitchen and tiptoed over. Gourry looked around the corner and smiled to see Lina hunched over the kitchen counter, looking over a cookbook. He always wanted to eat something that Lina made and hopefully, she is a great cook like Sylphiel.
"Okay." He saw Lina flipped a page in her book. "I marinated the chicken and I need to… what the fuck is julienne? And why do I have to do that to the carrots?" She lifted the long carrot in the air and shrugged her shoulders. She threw the entire carrot into the large pot and grabbed her whole chicken that was being soaked in oil and other herbs.
"And in it goes!" Lina tossed the chicken into the pot with the carrot like a basketball. She grabbed the large pot and walked over to her stove. "I've been living here for a while and I haven't used this thing once." She muttered while opening the stove. Gourry shuddered when moths and tiny black insects crawled out.
"For how many minutes?" Showing no interest in the insects, Lina looked back at the book. "TWO HOURS AT 350!" She loudly scoffed and shoved the pot in the stove, disregarding the little spiders that landed on top of it.
"Better make it for 10 minutes." Lina reached over to the temperature and turned it to the highest. "And at 700." She finally noticed Gourry when he let out a noise and smiled big.
"When did you get in?" She strolled over and entered his arms.
"A… few minutes ago." Gourry saw black smoke already escaping from the cracks of Lina's stove. Hugging her back, he looked down at her with a smile. "What's for dinner?"
"Chicken noodle soup." Lina smiled innocently and returned to rubbing her adorable expression on his shirt. Gourry just chuckled and rubbed the back of Lina's head. He is in love with Lina. That being said, he was happy to die from Lina's cooking.
- o -
Gourry stared at the black jelly-like soup that was set in front of him.
"You want something to drink?" Lina asked from the kitchen, she was grabbing a can of beer for herself. Gourry took his spoon and gently touched the jelly-soup. It shook wildly.
"Beer is good." He called out. Lina returned to her living room and sat next to him on the couch. She lifted her legs to the edge of the coffee table and watched him repeatedly touch the soup with the tip of the spoon. Gourry carefully obtained a spoonful of the jelly-substance and let it jiggle in front of his eyes. Lina leaned forward and stared at him. Her eyes lit up when he put it in his mouth and began to chew.
"It's actually good." Gourry turned his head to her and smiled.
"R-Really?" She was shocked.
"Yup." He accepted his beer from her. "It's scary looking but it's good." Lina watched as he continued to eat the dinner she made for him. She smiled inwardly and turned on her television.
"Aren't you going to eat, Lina?"
"I'd rather starve than eat my horrible cooking." Lina said while flipping the channels. "I already ordered pizza. It should be here in a little bit." Gourry stopped immediately. If she had ordered pizza, why the hell is he eating this then?
- o -
Zelgadiss sprinted down the stairs. He yelped when he fell on the slippery marble floor and quickly kicked himself up. Crown Prince Phil was watering his rose garden near the entrance of the palace, he sighed happily to see his roses waving at him. He lifted his head when a half-naked biker burst from the front door, only wearing his black jeans and shoes. He watched Zelgadiss jump on his parked motorcycle hidden cleverly behind a bush and hurriedly try to turn his bike on. He cursed loudly when it did not respond.
"In trouble?" Phil walked over with his water bucket. They looked up when they heard loud commanding sounds coming from the inside of the palace. Zelgadiss groaned.
"Her uncle walked in."
"Get out of Saillune as fast as you can." Phil laughed loudly and returned to his roses. Zelgadiss finally got his motorcycle to start and rolled over to the entrance of the palace.
"Zel." Amelia called from her balcony on the second floor. Zelgadiss looked up and smiled to see her. She stood against the balcony railing wearing only his black leather jacket over white undergarments. "Tomorrow at 8!" She threw down his shirt. Zelgadiss snatched it in the air.
"My jacket?"
"It's mine." Amelia clutched her arms around the leather and giggled. Zelgadiss smirked and pulled on his shirt. He jumped when the front door was kicked down suddenly and soldiers spilled out.
"DRIVE!" Amelia watched her boyfriend drive away from the palace with the palace soldiers chasing after him. Once out the palace grounds, Amelia sighed in relief and returned inside. She put on her long pajama bottom and zipped up Zelgadiss' leather jacket around her tiny body. She was in the middle of hugging his jacket and twirling when her room door was rudely kicked open.
"AMELIA WIL TESLA SAILLUNE!" At the doorway, Prince Christopher stood with enraged bulging eyes and white royal pajamas. "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? ALLOWING A COMMONER TO STAY IN THE ROYAL PALACE? AND ABOVE EVERYTHING, SHARING YOUR BED WITH HIM! THAT IS RECKLESS, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND DANGEROUS-"
"DADDY!" Amelia screamed over his loud voice. Prince Christopher instantly sealed his lips.
"Yup?" Phil poked his head into the room, his usual smile on his face.
"I asked for your permission for Zelgadiss-San to come into our home, didn't I?" Amelia asked with her back turned to the two grown men.
"Yup." Phil nodded.
"Did I also ask permission if Zelgadiss-San can sleep over? In my bedroom?"
"Yup." He was a man of many words however Crown Prince Philionel wasn't about to go against his daughter tonight.
"Thank you, Daddy." Amelia turned to smile upon her father. "That's all." Having done his fatherly duty, Phil left to mend his growing garden. She changed her expression once she was alone with her uncle.
"Zelgadiss-San is a friend to the Royal Family. If you have problems with that, you can talk to Daddy." Amelia stormed over and pushed her relative out of her room. "And YES, he is my BOYFRIEND! JUST GET A GRIP ALREADY!"
"WHEN YOUR GRANDFATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS-"
"YOU WON'T HAVE TOO BECAUSE I ALREADY TOLD GRANDFATHER! GOOD NIGHT, UNCLE CHRIS!" She shoved him hard and slammed the door in his face. Amelia locked it and pressed her body against the door. Panting softly, she placed a hand over her beating chest and sighed when she heard loud cursing outside of her door. First thing in the morning, Amelia told herself to look for an apartment.
- o -
The Crown Prince bent over his rose garden, he smiled wide to see his red and white roses dancing for his eyes. While pouring a fresh splash of water, Phil raised his head when a large vehicle drove to the entrance of the palace. It stopped just before the gate so Phil stood up in his dirty gardening clothes and placed his hands to his hips, waiting for his visitors to approach.
"Good morning." Phil said aloud when the back seat opened and the redhead greeted him back.
"Good morning!" Gourry raised his arm to him as he got off after Lina.
"Here for Amelia?" Phil asked the two. He then noticed Zelgadiss sitting in the driver's seat with the window drawn slightly open and peeking out carefully.
"Good morning, Zelgadiss. Do not worry; Prince Christopher is away in a conference." Phil reassured, he chuckled when Zelgadiss eventually got out of the car and joined everyone.
"So, this is the Saillune Palace." Lina observed at the magnificent large castle and whistled at the tall towers. "Nice looking place."
"Look at the roses!" Unlike his redhead, Gourry was interested in other things. "It's like they are dancing."
"Gourry, you are such an-"
"I like you." Phil had his arm wrapped around Gourry's shoulders. "It is like they are dancing."
"Right." Gourry nodded. The two giants watched the roses dance for them while Lina and Zelgadiss stared at them from behind.
"Who the hell is that guy?" Lina asked. Zelgadiss shrugged his shoulders. He bent down and took a tiny rock from the ground.
"He's the gardener." He looked up to the 2nd balcony and aimed his rock at the glass doors. Lina rolled her eyes when he missed.
"If you're trying to be romantic, you're not doing a good job. Let me show you how it's done." She pushed him aside and grabbed a rock. "Watch this." She grinned and with a swing of her arm, the rock burst from her hand and toward the glass balcony door. They yelped when the rock pierced into the glass, breaking it into shatters. It didn't take long for Amelia to walk out to the balcony.
"You couldn't call?" She asked and tossed the rock back.
"Sorry." Lina chuckled nervously. "Um, Gourry can pay for it."
"It's alright." Amelia smiled wearily. "I'll be right down." Lina let out a breath of relief and smiled at Zelgadiss. He just stared at her big smile and rolled his eyes.
- 11 -
Battle of the BREASTS