Special thanks to my friend Chaos for editing this fic. THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! ^-^
(And thanks to the reviewers!!!)
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Lina and Zelgadiss ran towards their friend. Amelia continued to stare
at them her face a ghastly chalk-white. The moment the pair reached
her, Amelia fainted. Falling like a dove shot out of the sky. Zelgadiss
caught her in time before she hit the hard wooden planks and placed her
on Lina's bed.
Lina hovered at his side, her face and eyes reflecting the worry and
alarm in her voice. "What happened?"
Zelgadiss shook his head slowly, eyes narrowing in bewilderment. "I
don't know..."
Lina started to know, then stopped as her gaze fell on a book that was
peeking out of the folds of Amelia's cloak. Frowning, she close and
picked up the book. "What's this?" She flipped through the pages and
finally came to something important. There it was, the spell to change a
Chimera to its original form. She read quickly, eyes widening as she
reached the end of the spell. Zelgadiss merely watched, half-curious and
half-worried.
"She loves you, Zel, Amelia really loves you." Lina's voice was soft,
husky and filled with a mix of feelings.
"What do you mean?" the man asked.
Lina finally looked up at him, her ruby eyes hooded. "This is why we
couldn't find your cure before. There was no cure. The only way to return
you to your human form was to transfer the spell on you to another
body. She sacrificed herself for your happiness. Look at her, Zel..."
Zelgadiss was speechless. He turned quickly and stared carefully at the
tiny princess. He realized in shock that Amelia's face was much like
his had been, and even as he looked on, the change sharpened until she
looked as he had. He knew how she exactly felt by that time. Heavy and
cold. :How can she love me that much? And why?: he thought.
"I must go now, Zel," Lina said suddenly.
Startled and confused, he turned back to Lina. "Please don't. I need you here. I need to tell you something..." the man took Lina's arm and made her turn around. "Stay with me. I don't know what to do, I can't answer for Amelia because I don't love her, I-" but the red-haired girl stopped him.
"Enough, Zel. She's waking up; I can't stay. This girl has had a lot for a single day and the last thing she wants is to find me here. And less with you, she'll feel like hell. Take care of her." With those
words, Lina turned around, never looking back, and walked to the door.
"Lina...." Zelgadiss stopped her "You'll come back, won't you?"
The sorceress ran her eyes by his face. She wasn't used to this Zel. He was incredible. "Of course I will" she smiled, hiding her sadness. She couldn't show that she wanted to stay there to comfort him. "When things calm
down, be sure I'll come to bother you." She gently moved out of his light
grip and vanished out the door. Zelgadiss watched her leave, unwilling
to let her go but helpless to keep her near.
"Lina..."
He lowered his sight to the princess again. Her eyes were open.
"Try to get some sleep, Ame." He said quietly and gently.
"Pl-Please. Don't leave me alone. Never, Zel. I love you," she said, but she almost couldn't talk.
"Try to sleep." He repeated dryly. Zelgadiss was surely sorry and grateful at the same time for her, but it was for her that Lina had left. :What if she doesn't come back?: he thought. :I'd rather be a chimera again than loosing Lina.:
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Hope you liked it!
(And thanks to the reviewers!!!)
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Lina and Zelgadiss ran towards their friend. Amelia continued to stare
at them her face a ghastly chalk-white. The moment the pair reached
her, Amelia fainted. Falling like a dove shot out of the sky. Zelgadiss
caught her in time before she hit the hard wooden planks and placed her
on Lina's bed.
Lina hovered at his side, her face and eyes reflecting the worry and
alarm in her voice. "What happened?"
Zelgadiss shook his head slowly, eyes narrowing in bewilderment. "I
don't know..."
Lina started to know, then stopped as her gaze fell on a book that was
peeking out of the folds of Amelia's cloak. Frowning, she close and
picked up the book. "What's this?" She flipped through the pages and
finally came to something important. There it was, the spell to change a
Chimera to its original form. She read quickly, eyes widening as she
reached the end of the spell. Zelgadiss merely watched, half-curious and
half-worried.
"She loves you, Zel, Amelia really loves you." Lina's voice was soft,
husky and filled with a mix of feelings.
"What do you mean?" the man asked.
Lina finally looked up at him, her ruby eyes hooded. "This is why we
couldn't find your cure before. There was no cure. The only way to return
you to your human form was to transfer the spell on you to another
body. She sacrificed herself for your happiness. Look at her, Zel..."
Zelgadiss was speechless. He turned quickly and stared carefully at the
tiny princess. He realized in shock that Amelia's face was much like
his had been, and even as he looked on, the change sharpened until she
looked as he had. He knew how she exactly felt by that time. Heavy and
cold. :How can she love me that much? And why?: he thought.
"I must go now, Zel," Lina said suddenly.
Startled and confused, he turned back to Lina. "Please don't. I need you here. I need to tell you something..." the man took Lina's arm and made her turn around. "Stay with me. I don't know what to do, I can't answer for Amelia because I don't love her, I-" but the red-haired girl stopped him.
"Enough, Zel. She's waking up; I can't stay. This girl has had a lot for a single day and the last thing she wants is to find me here. And less with you, she'll feel like hell. Take care of her." With those
words, Lina turned around, never looking back, and walked to the door.
"Lina...." Zelgadiss stopped her "You'll come back, won't you?"
The sorceress ran her eyes by his face. She wasn't used to this Zel. He was incredible. "Of course I will" she smiled, hiding her sadness. She couldn't show that she wanted to stay there to comfort him. "When things calm
down, be sure I'll come to bother you." She gently moved out of his light
grip and vanished out the door. Zelgadiss watched her leave, unwilling
to let her go but helpless to keep her near.
"Lina..."
He lowered his sight to the princess again. Her eyes were open.
"Try to get some sleep, Ame." He said quietly and gently.
"Pl-Please. Don't leave me alone. Never, Zel. I love you," she said, but she almost couldn't talk.
"Try to sleep." He repeated dryly. Zelgadiss was surely sorry and grateful at the same time for her, but it was for her that Lina had left. :What if she doesn't come back?: he thought. :I'd rather be a chimera again than loosing Lina.:
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