Epilogue
When Lina could stand laying in bed no longer, she rose, and descended the staircase. She was surprised to see Zel already sitting at a table in the inn, nursing a cup of coffee with his head in his hand.
"Zel?" she asked.
He looked up, eyes half lidded, and smirked, "Up early for you, aren't you?" he said, his voice rough from lack of sleep.
"I couldn't sleep." She said, smiling sheepishly.
Zel nodded, "Hm." He said.
"I. I had a strange dream last night." Lina said.
"Oh?" Zel said, "What about?"
"I'm not quite sure." she lied, "I just remember that I was really out of character in it. All selfless and crap." She smiled.
"That's out of character, for sure." Zel said.
A slight creaking on the stairs announced Amelia's descent, "Good morning, Miss Lina, Mr. Zelgadis. It's time for a new day of justice!" she said, smiling forcedly.
"Morning Amelia!" Lina greeted, "And how did you sleep?"
Amelia's face soured, "Uh." she said, glancing at Zel, "Well."
"Hn." Zel said, "Well as in, not too well.." he said.
"Well, I had a bad dream. about my mother, sort of.." Amelia said.
"Maybe this is the inn of bad dreams." Zel said, "Wouldn't that just be typical."
"Yeah, well.. Where's Gourry?" The note of worry in her voice was erased as she said, "Ah, no matter, I'll just order some food before he gets here. Waiter!" she called.
"Food!" Gourry said, running down the stairs.
"Damn." Lina said, but her voice wasn't as angry as usual.
"Is the food here yet, is it is it?" Gourry asked.
"No." Lina said, "The waiter isn't even here."
"Well, anyway, we were talking about the fact that none of us got very much sleep because of dreams.." Amelia said.
"I never said that." Zel said petulantly.
"Whatever." Lina said, "How about you, Gourry?"
Gourry had taken a bowl of noodles from the counter and was eating it, "Umph." he said, swallowing, "I don't remember." He said.
"Figures.." Lina mumbled.
"I think I might have had a dream where Lina was really sad." he said. There was a pause, "Or angry.. I can't remember."
"It was probably the second one," Amelia said, sighing.
"Well, anyway, I want some food!" Lina said.
And so, as life went on as usual for them, in her castle in the sky, LoN smirked, running a fingernail over her cheek. A servant frowned at the crystal ball she gazed into.
"Mistress, why are you smiling? Weren't those dreams meant to change them? To make them do something different?" she asked.
LoN waved her hand, "It's all right, but you cannot see. They have changed." The ball's image focused on Lina, looking at Gourry from the corner of her eye, Amelia sighing in the general direction of Zel, and Zel studiously looking at his coffee cup, and trying to avoid looking at anything.
"Forgive me, but they seem the same as always.." the servant repeated.
LoN waved her hand over the ball, darkening it, "That's all right, my dear. You won't be able to see the change for a long time. That's the way the world works. If they do not say something about it today, they will tomorrow or the next day, or even years in the future. That's just the way it is." She said.
"If you say so, mistress.." the servant said doubtfully.
LoN smiled, her face enigmatic as always, "Don't worry about it, my dear. It will all come in time.." she said.
And so, with the forewarning dreams burning in their minds, the Slayers went on with their lives as usual. Who knows if they ever truly used this knowledge, these lessons given to them. Who knows if, if ever something like that happened to you, you wouldn't hide it away from yourself, and ignore the truth. Lessons are the same whether the knowledge is used or forgotten, it is the student who must make the choice.
Author's note: To all those who read this far, congratulations! I didn't ever expect to finish this, just because my personality doesn't usually lend itself to being depressed. But the few times that it did, I wrote on this. When I finished it, it was not depressing at all. I'm glad you took the time to read this. If you didn't like it, I'm sorry. Email goes to DragonGirl17@AOL.com, ask me before you use it. Bye bye!
When Lina could stand laying in bed no longer, she rose, and descended the staircase. She was surprised to see Zel already sitting at a table in the inn, nursing a cup of coffee with his head in his hand.
"Zel?" she asked.
He looked up, eyes half lidded, and smirked, "Up early for you, aren't you?" he said, his voice rough from lack of sleep.
"I couldn't sleep." She said, smiling sheepishly.
Zel nodded, "Hm." He said.
"I. I had a strange dream last night." Lina said.
"Oh?" Zel said, "What about?"
"I'm not quite sure." she lied, "I just remember that I was really out of character in it. All selfless and crap." She smiled.
"That's out of character, for sure." Zel said.
A slight creaking on the stairs announced Amelia's descent, "Good morning, Miss Lina, Mr. Zelgadis. It's time for a new day of justice!" she said, smiling forcedly.
"Morning Amelia!" Lina greeted, "And how did you sleep?"
Amelia's face soured, "Uh." she said, glancing at Zel, "Well."
"Hn." Zel said, "Well as in, not too well.." he said.
"Well, I had a bad dream. about my mother, sort of.." Amelia said.
"Maybe this is the inn of bad dreams." Zel said, "Wouldn't that just be typical."
"Yeah, well.. Where's Gourry?" The note of worry in her voice was erased as she said, "Ah, no matter, I'll just order some food before he gets here. Waiter!" she called.
"Food!" Gourry said, running down the stairs.
"Damn." Lina said, but her voice wasn't as angry as usual.
"Is the food here yet, is it is it?" Gourry asked.
"No." Lina said, "The waiter isn't even here."
"Well, anyway, we were talking about the fact that none of us got very much sleep because of dreams.." Amelia said.
"I never said that." Zel said petulantly.
"Whatever." Lina said, "How about you, Gourry?"
Gourry had taken a bowl of noodles from the counter and was eating it, "Umph." he said, swallowing, "I don't remember." He said.
"Figures.." Lina mumbled.
"I think I might have had a dream where Lina was really sad." he said. There was a pause, "Or angry.. I can't remember."
"It was probably the second one," Amelia said, sighing.
"Well, anyway, I want some food!" Lina said.
And so, as life went on as usual for them, in her castle in the sky, LoN smirked, running a fingernail over her cheek. A servant frowned at the crystal ball she gazed into.
"Mistress, why are you smiling? Weren't those dreams meant to change them? To make them do something different?" she asked.
LoN waved her hand, "It's all right, but you cannot see. They have changed." The ball's image focused on Lina, looking at Gourry from the corner of her eye, Amelia sighing in the general direction of Zel, and Zel studiously looking at his coffee cup, and trying to avoid looking at anything.
"Forgive me, but they seem the same as always.." the servant repeated.
LoN waved her hand over the ball, darkening it, "That's all right, my dear. You won't be able to see the change for a long time. That's the way the world works. If they do not say something about it today, they will tomorrow or the next day, or even years in the future. That's just the way it is." She said.
"If you say so, mistress.." the servant said doubtfully.
LoN smiled, her face enigmatic as always, "Don't worry about it, my dear. It will all come in time.." she said.
And so, with the forewarning dreams burning in their minds, the Slayers went on with their lives as usual. Who knows if they ever truly used this knowledge, these lessons given to them. Who knows if, if ever something like that happened to you, you wouldn't hide it away from yourself, and ignore the truth. Lessons are the same whether the knowledge is used or forgotten, it is the student who must make the choice.
Author's note: To all those who read this far, congratulations! I didn't ever expect to finish this, just because my personality doesn't usually lend itself to being depressed. But the few times that it did, I wrote on this. When I finished it, it was not depressing at all. I'm glad you took the time to read this. If you didn't like it, I'm sorry. Email goes to DragonGirl17@AOL.com, ask me before you use it. Bye bye!
