Note: This fic is inspired in Isabel Allende's book "Retrato en sepia".
My name is Leina. I don't know exactly the day when I was born, I think
that
it was before the New Year, I don't know. It still being a mystery.
It isn't
important with the story I am going to explain, anyway.
I probably wouldn't know anything of this without the help of
many people,
especially my aunt Luna and my great-grandmother, Mellyroon, who have
taken
care of me since my parents are no longer here.
My aunt always visits me on my birthday (which was assigned by my
grandmother) at the New Year's Celebration. She also tried to
teach me magic
two years ago (until I almost burned my owns hands with a fireball).
I live with my father's family now. I had been thinking about asking
about
how my parents died, but I was afraid of knowing the truth. But my
nightmares
about their death made me scared to fall asleep, so I decided that
it was
enough. I won't write my nightmares here, all them are in my diary
(laughing,
my aunt told me that my mother probably would take me by my shoulders
and
start shaking me until I stop doing something as stupid as writing
a diary).
I should explain who my parents were, almost all the information is
given by
my aunt, my grandmother and my great-grandmother.
My mother was a sorceress called Lina Inverse. She was pretty, but
she wasn't
tall and was flast-chested. She had red hair and eyes.
To obtain money, she made some boys pay her to see my aunt while
she was
taking a bath. While they fought, my mother escaped. She was just 12
years
old. She knew magic and soon was popular because her Dragon-Slave (I
have
only see it one time, when I was 4 years old, and I got too scared
that I
hide under the table for 3 days), and she always stole the bandits
and kept
all their things. She also met the lost Sairun princess, Nagha The
Serpent(Gracia WillTesla Sairun), and fought a lot of demons.
My father was called Gourry Gabriev. He was a swordman and he had the
Hikari
no Ken. The only problem with him was that he was... a bit stupid.
They met when he was 20 and she was 16. He thought that she was little
girl
that needed his protection and started traveling together. They fought
Rezo,
the Copy of Rezo, Gaarv, the Hell's Master, the Dark Star... a lot
of things.
They met many friends, Amelia and Zelgadis (she is Gracia's sister
and Zel is
her husband) (they come to visit me in my birthday almost all the years),
Martina and Zangulus (I have seen the just one time), Filia (she visits
me
too) and Xellos.
My parents fell in love, but I suppose my father didn't know exactly
what
love was and my mother didn't accept the fact of being in love with
someone
as stupid as him (I know I shouldn't talk like that about my father,
but it is
just whay everybody says).
Well, I just know that one night, my father finally asked her how she
felt
about him. You should know that they ended up sleeping together. I
don't know
if that was the only night, but my mother got pregnant. They decided
to get
married as a secret and they just told Amelia and Zelgadis.
I was born a little earlier than I was supposed to be. Amelia says
that I was
very cute as a baby, I had red hair and blue eyes. And I didn't cry
too much
(well, my mother didn't think the same).
I didn't know anything more than that. I had to send a letter to Amelia
to
ask her exactly how my parents died. I wrote to her very late in the
night,
then sent the letter. I tried to go to sleep, but it was imposible,
I was
afraid of the answer. I was going to know how my parents died... it
wasn't
that nobody wanted to tell me, I didn't ask, but I really didn't care
about
that until I was 14. I passed my childhood as a little fair, I almost
didn't
cry, I was happy, I wanted to be.
But it was imposible to do so with the mystery of their death always
in my
mind, as a ghost, trying to catch me. Sometimes, I woke up from nightmares
about them. My parents hands, like a light, then, darkness. I woke
up like I
was screaming, just to find out that I wasn't making a sound. Sometimes,
I
trembled all day.
When I got Amelia's letter, I almost fainted, but I ran to my room,
closed
the door, and started to read.
(Letter from Amelia WillTeslaSeiruun)
My dear child,
I am so sorry that you have never asked anybody about that...
you are right,
you can't go on without knowing it.
Okay, I will tell you how Lina and Gourry died, no matter if
it is sad to me
to think about it, you need it. And, if you want to know how
I remember all
this, it is because Zel helps me, and the images of that moments
couldn't be
forgotten.
We had been walking in the city almost all day, Lina and Gourry
wanted to
find something really good to eat. We found a restaurant I was
carrying you
and Zel was by my side, it was a beautiful day, there was
sun, but a bit of
wind made it very comfortable. And then you started to cry with
hunger. Lina
walked to us when she heard you.
" Oh, no... " she said, still having food in her mouth.
" Lina-san, you should know that babies always cry"
" I know, but it is still something horrible... it is all Gourry's
fault!!"
she then said to a man to bring her a cup of milk to feed you(you
alredy
drank normal milk).
"What?" asked Gourry, with his normal clue-less face.
" That it was your fault that I got pregnant!!!" you started
to cry " Er... I
am sorry"
" But, Lina-san, aren't you happy with Leina?" I asked, while
she filled a
bottle with milk. She smiled at you.
" Yes... but I didn't like getting so fat!!!" she said laughing.
As you drank
the milk, you went to sleep.
Gourry walked to you.
" Can I take her?"
" Yes, but you do something to her and I'll kill you!"
He took you and kissed Lina on the cheek.
He then started singing you a song. He wasn't bad, but I had
never heard him
sing. Lina looked at you two and sighed, they were very happy
with their
life, married and with a daughter that they loved.
We were very happy thinking about what we were going to do the
next day, when
Xellos appeared. You probably know that he was one of ours friend,
a mazoku.
We knew that every time he appeared, meant that something bad
was going to
happen.
" Hello" he said.
" XELLOS!! What are you doing here?!" Lina asked, with a " what
bad things
are going to happen now!?" look.
" Calm down, Lina-chan. So, you married Gourry?"
"Yes"
"And you have a child?"
" YES!! BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH US?!!"
" I just came here to visit you"
He walked to Gourry to look at you.
" What is her name?"
"Leina" Lina answered, a little worried about that interest of
Xellos about
her daughter.
He just looked at you for a long time, then dissappeared.
It was getting dark, so we went to an inn to sleep and eat. After
the meal
(and after a fight to eat chicken, or something like that), we
all went to
our rooms. Well, you and your family in one, Zel in the other
with me in
another room.
I was having a very nice dream, when I heard an explosion from
your room. I
ran to there, Zel did the same. We saw the door in the floor,
well, parts of
the door, and it was a lot of smoke in all the place.
"Lina-san!!" I screamed, because we couldn't see anything of
what was after
the smoke. I saw her running from the smoke, carrying you while
you were
crying.
" Don't ask!! Just take Leina!!" she put you in my hands and
ran again to the
room.
"But what is going on?!"
" Xellos!!"
I froze, what was he doing NOW?
"Zel, please take Leina" I said, more serious then usual.
" Okay, but come back quickly"
I nodded and flew to the room. I saw Lina casting a fire ball,
it was getting
bigger, while Gourry was on the floor. Xellos was in front of
Lina. I ran to
him to heal him and ask what was happening.
" He said that he was in love with Lina or something like that...
and he is
going to kill us and Leina" was his answer.
" What?!!!"
Then I saw Lina falling next to me, Gourry stood up and started
fighting with
Xellos too.
" Amelia, where is Leina?" she asked.
" Zelgadis-san has her"
" I suppose that he doesn't like carring babies... ouch!! That
hurts!!!"
" Just let me heal you, Lina-san. But how did..."
"... that damn mazoku appeared? I was sleeping with Gourry and
Leina when I
woke up. I couldn't find her, then I looked to the window and
saw Xellos with
her and a dagger... my screams woke up Gourry and the fight started..."
she
stood up and looked sadly at me "Amelia, if we... if we die,
please take
Leina to mine or Gourry's house... our families will take care
of her"
" You aren't going to die"
Lina put a hand on my shoulder.
" Amelia, you know that Xellos is too powereful for me, I can't
do anything
to him even with the Dragu-Slave. But I think that we can
give you enough
time to go to Zephilia, my sister will kill him"
She ran to Xellos and casted a spell. It was true... he was going
to kill
them...
I ran away from the room and explained it all to Zel, and I took
you.
"Are your really going to escape?" he asked.
" I don't want to... but we have to save Leina"
We were running to the streets, when I saw Gourry falling from
a window of
the second floor to the streets.
" Gourry-san!!"
"Amelia? Why haven't you escape?"
"Where is Lina-san?"
She came flying from the same window.
" Are you okay, Gourry?" she noticed that I was there " WHAT
ARE YOU DOING
HERE?!! HADN''T I TOLD YOU TO GET LEINA OUT OF HERE?!!"
"Yes, but..."
"But nothing, Amelia!! Listen, if she dies... I will never forgive
you,
okay?" I nodded "Please take her to my sister!!"
Xellos appeared in front of us.
" No, you are not going to move from here, Amelia-chan" he looked
at Leina "
How cute... she will die so young..." he was going to kill us,
when a fire
arrow from Lina hit him.
" Hehe, Lina-chan... you can't kill me..."
" FREEEZE ARROW!!!" it was Zel. As I thought, the spell just
came back to him
and he fell to the ground. He then stood up.
"Amelia, Lina is right. We have to save her daughter"
I saw Xellos and Gourry fighting, whil Lina was sitting on the
ground.
" I can't use the spells... WHY?!!! DAMNIT!!!" she said, her
eyes widened
with fear and anger.
"Why?" I asked to Zel while we were flying out of the city.
" Because when sorceress get pregnant, they can't use spells
as powereful as
Ragna Blade or Giga Slave until 10 months after they have the
baby... they
don't have enough power"
" There isn't any way to use them?"
"Well... I think that she can, but she will need a lot of time
to concentrate
the energy, and she can't do any other spell after it"
I stopped flying.
" I don't think she knows that"
"So?"
" I will fly to there, say it, and then I will come back"
" Isn't it better if I go?"
" Leina is more important"
" Okay, but if I feel that there is something wrong, I will go
and rescue
you"
" Sure"
I put you in his arms. I was going to leave, when he kissed me.
I blushed and
flew as far as I could to Lina.
" Lina-san!!!"
She was still on the floor. I went to her side and said in her
ear:
" You can use the Ragna Blade, but you will need a lot of time.
and you can't
cast more spells after it"
She nodded and said something to Gourry. He fought all he could
with Xellos,
to give her enough time to cast the Ragna Blade:
akumu no ou no kake you
sorano imashime toki hanatareshi
kooreru kuroki utsuru no yaiba
waga chitara, waga mitonari te
tomoni horobi no michi o ayuman
kamigami no tamashii suramo uchi kudaki
RAGNA BLADE!!!
Gourry jumped aside to let Lina to attack Xellos. He screamed
and fell
bleeding to the ground and closed his eyes. Lina seemed like
she was going to
faint. but Gourry helped her to stand up, they kissed.
I saw Zelgadis carrying you, walking to me. I looked to Xellos...
but he
wasn't there.
" Lina-san!!" I saw Xellos appearing behind Gourry and entering
a dagger in
his back. The blood slide on his shirt, he screamed and fell
to the ground.
He was dead.
" G- GOURRY!!!" Lina fell by his side, crying and screaming his
name. And now
that she couldn't do spells...
When I could think, I started running to her side to help her,
but Xellos put
a freezing spell over Zel and me, I suppose that he didn't think
that you
could do anything.
Lina was stting by Gourry's body.
" Xellos... why did you do that?"
" Because if you don't love me, I prefer to see you dead"
" What a pathetic excuse for a mazoku... and you are going to
die anyway"
" I don't mind if I kill you"
" So, just do it"
She looked at you, I saw her face all covered by tears. She smiled.
Then, she
lookerd back to Gourry and Xellos killed her in the same way
he had killed
Gourry. He died too.
The freezing spell disappeared.
Well, then, we went to Luna's house and she decided to bring you
to Gourry's
parents.
There you had the answer. I wish that I will help you.
Amelia WillTeslaSeiruun
Yes, it was the answer I was searching for. After that, my nightmares
dissapeared and it was replaced by a dream of them talking to me. Sometimes,
I wonder if the conversations are real.
I am almost sure that the night I read the letter, I felt two people
sitting
on my bed... but maybe it was myself trembling.
Now, I fell a lot happier than before... it is great to know the truth.
The end.
