*I don't own the Slayers sadly they aren't mine.  I do own the unnamed waitress and the Red Rose Inn.

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Dagger's Curse

As usual we find our heroes at a peaceful Inn, (this time called the Red Rose Inn) in the country of Espouse bickering amongst each other and thus braking the peace for anyone else.  The topic of debate was this time a more interesting and sensitive topic then any yet.

"Oh come on Amelia I just want to beat up one set of bandits!" Cried the red haired Lina Inverse.

"It would not be just of me to let you go out and fight in your condition!"  Amelia lectured. lecture

"But I'm fine!" Screeched Lina.

"As your friend and an ally of justice I can not let you go!"   Amelia had a self righteous look in her eyes and struck a dramatic pose with one finger pointing out at some far off object of justice (or something at least).  Needless to say it did not look good for our heroine.

Knowing that talking to her friend was a lost cause she turned to look beseechingly at Gourry and Zelgadis and said "Oh Come on guys help me out here."

"No Lina, I agree with Amelia on this one, with out your magic to protect you its just to dangerous for you to take on a bandit gang by your self."  Said Zelgadis.

"I knew you would agree with me Mr. Zelgadis.  See Lina I told you so!"  Said Amelia as she flashed a victory sign.

"You agree with me though right Gourry?"  She asked the dumb blond swordsman.

"Sure."  When the others gave him a weird look as Lina stuck out her tongue at them.  "I mean why can't Lina go stomp bandits?  She always stomps bandits!  Besides she's got her magic to fry them."

All concerned face faulted, after they had picked them selves up Zelgadis looked at Gourry and sighed. "Don't you ever pay attention?  Lina can't use her magic right now that's why."  Once he had calmed down went back to sipping his coffee.

"Oh, that time of the month again eh Lina?"  Said the suddenly enlightened Gourry.

"Err… yes Gourry."  For a second the sorceress paused and turned very red, but the blush passed and she went on.  "But now it's time for me to get going and liberate some treasure, so see you in about an hour."  Waved the sorceress as she got up out of the chair and started towards the door of the Inn.

"Wait a minuet!"  Gourry's hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back down into her chair.  "On second thought you should stay here at the Inn for a couple of days." 

"You had a first thought?"  Asked Lina as she arched her eyebrows skeptically.

"That's not nice miss Lina."  chastised Amelia then sighed. "Any way It's late why don't we all just go to sleep?"

"An excellent idea Amelia, just let me finish my coffee."  Zelgadis said to break up a fight that was likely to accrue, but was surprised when Lina yawned and he finished up the dark brew and looked around for the hassled young waitress.  "Check please!"

As Lina faked a yawn she thought "All I have to do is, act like I'm sleeping until every one else is asleep and then I'll go out and come back and no one will be the wiser."  She laughed mentally.

The Waitress seeing that the group would finally be heading up to their rooms smiled for the first time since the small group had placed their large orders all except for that one man.  He was strange all he ordered was coffee and he had refill after refill of it.  Oh well, at least they could pay their massive bill that was a good sign and who new maybe they would be good tippers.  She brought the group their check.  "Here you are." 

Lina took the check and paid it, when the waitress bent down to take the money she whispered to her.  "Do you know of any bandit gangs around here?  If you do meet me in ten minuets by the stair case alone, I'll pay for the information  extra if you're a good actress and don't show any reaction to my question!"

The waitress took the money and stood up she looked at the red head and smiled saying.  "Yes ma'am I'll be sure to tell the cook you liked the house soup it is one of his specialties."  Then she hurried off to the kitchen with stacks of dirty plats and coffee mugs.

"There's something Familiar about that waitress."  Remarked Gourry and indeed there was while her uniform was the red and green color of all the others at the Red Rose Inn and restaurant she had not a red but a light purple cord for trim and she kept her hair up not with a red rose like the other waitress, but with a clip that resembled an open fire but had a small blue jewel patterned at the bottom of it.  All of the others had the manner of a waitress, but this one did not have that manner.  It was all strange.

"What do you mean by that Gourry?" asked Lina slightly bemused and worried by his comment.  Had he heard what she had said to the waitress?

"Well its just that she didn't act like we ordered that much, in fact she had almost no facial expression at all and it's the way she carried herself."  He answered.  But didn't tell her the rest of his reasoning.  It was all very strange and much easier not to think about it.

Lina gave a mental sigh of relief, no Gourry definitely had not caught any part of her brief conversation with the waitress.  That was good no one could stop her from having her fun now.  Bandits here I come she laughed to her self.

"Well she's probably just used to serving large crowds, that's all."  Zelgadis rationalized, although he privately  agreed with Gourry's that there was something strange about that waitress besides the fact that she was young but he just couldn't place it, so didn't want to tell the others.