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"Man, I'm really hungry! Where's that waiter?!"
"Lina, stop worrying, he'll be here soon enough." Amelia said with a small sweatdrop
The waiter did come, and he was a very nice waiter, too. His name was Darre, and Filia seemed to take special interest in him, as he took interest in her. But everybody ignored it.
After ordering pretty much the entire menu, Lina still had to wait for her food though, and so she had plenty of time to think.
*Hmmm... let's see, who could I go with... I would go with Gourry except that Syphiel already asked him. Stupid Gourry. There's Zel, but he's going to go with Amelia, that's for sure. And since I know that Xelloss and Filia will probably be going together, than that leaves me alone. I guess I'll have to find somebody from around here to go with.*
"Here's your order mam'" The waiter announced, breaking Lina's concentration
"Hey Lina, what's up? You've been really quiet." Gourry asked dumbfoundedly. Lina turned and smiled at him through mouthfuls of food, "I'm fine, really, I was just staring off into space, that's all"
"Is it 'that time of the month'?" Gourry said hopefully
"NO!" Lina said hitting him hard on the head. "If it was, how could I have fireballed you this morning?"
"Oh yeah... Oh well." Gourry continued eating and forgot about how quiet the flame-haired sorceress was being. Even if he had looked however, he wouldn't have seen anything, Lina was now trying to do a better good job hiding it.
*Why did Syphiel have to be here. If she hadn't been here I could have gone with Gourry... Stupid Gourry, Stupid Syphiel.* Admittedly, Lina had some feelings for Xelloss, but she ignored them because she felt very strongly that Xelloss and Filia were meant for each other. Not her and Xelloss. She personally believed that she and Gourry were perfect for each other. Which was quite the opposite of what Syphiel believed.
Syphiel had carefully made sure that she was sitting next to Gourry and was at that current moment squeezing onto Gourry's arm as though she would die if she let go.
Lina's unusual quietness was noticed by one person other than Gourry however. Sitting at his table a little bit apart from the rest of the gang, Xelloss sat watching Lina. He held the slightest smirk on his face, and after a few more seconds of watching Lina, got up and walked out the door, into the rest of the town.
"Miss Lina, you've been awfully quiet since we got to this inn, are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine Amelia, don't worry. I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"Nothing. Nothing."
Lina sat up straight and got off her chair. Patting her stomach (because she was full) Lina said, yawning "If anybody needs me, I'll be in my room" And started walking up the inn stairs.
After she left the rest of the Slayers gang started talking. "Hey, do you guys know what's up with Lina today?"
"Nope, I hope it's nothing serious though..."
Lina collapsed on her bed and let out an exasperated sigh. "I may as well get some rest before I have to go out looking for a date." Lina dozed off and so she didn't notice Xelloss emerge from a dark corner, smiling. He tiptoed over to her ear and whispered softly and quietly:
"Don't worry Lina, you won't have to look very far... I'll make sure of that."
"Man, I'm really hungry! Where's that waiter?!"
"Lina, stop worrying, he'll be here soon enough." Amelia said with a small sweatdrop
The waiter did come, and he was a very nice waiter, too. His name was Darre, and Filia seemed to take special interest in him, as he took interest in her. But everybody ignored it.
After ordering pretty much the entire menu, Lina still had to wait for her food though, and so she had plenty of time to think.
*Hmmm... let's see, who could I go with... I would go with Gourry except that Syphiel already asked him. Stupid Gourry. There's Zel, but he's going to go with Amelia, that's for sure. And since I know that Xelloss and Filia will probably be going together, than that leaves me alone. I guess I'll have to find somebody from around here to go with.*
"Here's your order mam'" The waiter announced, breaking Lina's concentration
"Hey Lina, what's up? You've been really quiet." Gourry asked dumbfoundedly. Lina turned and smiled at him through mouthfuls of food, "I'm fine, really, I was just staring off into space, that's all"
"Is it 'that time of the month'?" Gourry said hopefully
"NO!" Lina said hitting him hard on the head. "If it was, how could I have fireballed you this morning?"
"Oh yeah... Oh well." Gourry continued eating and forgot about how quiet the flame-haired sorceress was being. Even if he had looked however, he wouldn't have seen anything, Lina was now trying to do a better good job hiding it.
*Why did Syphiel have to be here. If she hadn't been here I could have gone with Gourry... Stupid Gourry, Stupid Syphiel.* Admittedly, Lina had some feelings for Xelloss, but she ignored them because she felt very strongly that Xelloss and Filia were meant for each other. Not her and Xelloss. She personally believed that she and Gourry were perfect for each other. Which was quite the opposite of what Syphiel believed.
Syphiel had carefully made sure that she was sitting next to Gourry and was at that current moment squeezing onto Gourry's arm as though she would die if she let go.
Lina's unusual quietness was noticed by one person other than Gourry however. Sitting at his table a little bit apart from the rest of the gang, Xelloss sat watching Lina. He held the slightest smirk on his face, and after a few more seconds of watching Lina, got up and walked out the door, into the rest of the town.
"Miss Lina, you've been awfully quiet since we got to this inn, are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine Amelia, don't worry. I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"Nothing. Nothing."
Lina sat up straight and got off her chair. Patting her stomach (because she was full) Lina said, yawning "If anybody needs me, I'll be in my room" And started walking up the inn stairs.
After she left the rest of the Slayers gang started talking. "Hey, do you guys know what's up with Lina today?"
"Nope, I hope it's nothing serious though..."
Lina collapsed on her bed and let out an exasperated sigh. "I may as well get some rest before I have to go out looking for a date." Lina dozed off and so she didn't notice Xelloss emerge from a dark corner, smiling. He tiptoed over to her ear and whispered softly and quietly:
"Don't worry Lina, you won't have to look very far... I'll make sure of that."
