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Slayers Destiny

02 – Reunion! Beloved little Sister!



It was a normal day in Saillune. Now at around lunchtime the streets were full of life. The merchants offered their goods on the market place, housewifes did their shopping, some elder women exchanged the latest gossip, couples sat in the street cafés, children played catch in the turmoil of the streets .... for short, it was a normal day. Normal except for one thing. A young girl with purpleblack hair in a pink dress jumped from one stand and shop to another, screaming in joy.
"Kawaii!! This teddy is so cute, I got to have it!" Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune, the princess of the Kingdom of Saillune, turned with the teddy in her arms seeing something new that attracted her eye. Throwing some silver coins towards the stunned merchant she rushed off towards a shop past her three friends. She put her hands on the shop window, her eyes twinkling.
"This color! How much does this dress cost? And the fitting shoes?" Amelia asked while she reached for her purse and stormed into the shop. Her friends sweatdropped.
"I .... I don't believe this." Lina Inverse gasped.
"Actually, how did we end up with escorting Amelia on her shopping tour?" her self-proclaimed guardian Gourry Gabriev asked. He glanced at the princess of Saillune who was now about to get some jewels for her new dress and walked determinated over to a jewelery. The others followed her slowly.
"Well, Philionel wanted us to go shopping with his daughter but we all refused until he offered a price a certain person couldn't resist." Zelgadiss Graywords said, looking over to Lina who immediatly blushed a little.
"But, Zel, 200 gold coins! Who could resist at such a price?" The two men looked at her, over to Amelia, who was now buying a straw hat at a market stand, and back to Lina.
"You didn't think about it any further, Lina, did you?"
"Aww, come on! It isn't that bad!"
"I've never seen such an adorable shirt. Hello? How much?" Amelia rushed past them towards the next stand. Sweatdrop. Gourry and Zelgadiss saw meaningful down at Lina who was standing between them. Lina raised her head. Looking at Gourry, looking at Zelgadis, then sighed.
"Okay, maybe I understated a little but, you have to admit, it could be much worser." What meant traveling with Naga the Serpent for her. Just the way she used to laugh gave Lina the creeps. She was completly lost in her not so comfortable thoughts when Amelia appeared beside them, her arms full of shopping bags.
"That was a bit tiring, though, but also pretty much fun. Hey, you see this sweet Alsatian over there? Its coat is so wonderful golden. If it already belongs to someone?" Her friends turned into the direction Amelia looked. The Alsatian she mentioned stood in the crowd, looking around. Lina blinked.
"It seems like it is searching something or someone. But who cares! Gourry, I'm hungry!" Her friend wasn't listening to her. He studied the dog carefully. His thoughts raced. Could it be? Was this dog really .... ?
"Gourry! I'm hungry! I want something to eat! Now!" Realizing that her words didn't get through to Gourry's ears she got furious.
"Gourry?! Don't ignore me!" Though Lina pulled at his arm Gourry didn't make a move or even answered her. He was still caught of this one thought. Finally, he decided to give it a try.
"Lia?" As he shouted the name, the Alsatian turned, looking at him. Gourry smiled. It was her without question.
"Come here, little!" The dog didn't hestitate a second. With great speed it ran over to Gourry, dextrous avoiding all passer-bys in its way. Gourry kneeled down, embracing the dog as it jumped right into his arms. His friends looked at him in surprise. Amelia was the first to react. She pushed her bags into Zelgadiss' arms and bent down, touching the dogs coat.
"Ah! It feels so soft! Is it male or female?" she asked while Zelgadiss was desperately trying to handle all the bags with the help of Lina.
"Female. Her name is Lia." Gourry answered while Lia was wiping her wet nose over his cheek. Zelgadiss finally managed to organize the bags and took a more closer look at the dog so did Lina.
"Where do you know her from?" Lina wanted to know curious. Gourry stroked through Lia's coat, getting a very thoughtful look when Lina asked. It didn't make any sense. Why was Lia here in Saillune, alone? She never left the side of the girl she belonged to. Could it be ....
"Gourry?"
.... that she was here too? Gourry swallowed. He couldn't think of any other possibility. Seeing her again, after such a long time. Excitement filled his heart. Finally! He hadn't been able to forget her for that she just meant too much to him.
"Gourry?" The impatience in Lina's voice made Gourry look up to her.
"Yeah? What is it, Lina?" Lina rolled her eyes up. Why did she had to repeat every sentence for her not-so-fast sidekick?
"I've been asking where you know this dog from."
"From home." This simple statement made the others glancing at him with surprise. Lia sat on the street, wagging her tail.
"I once gave her to my ..... "
"Lia! Lia-chan, where are you?" The sound of this voice made Gourry raising immediatly and Lia started barking joyfully. A young girl appeared a few metres away from them with golden long hair, dressed completely in black except for the shirt which had a pink color. Gourry's jaw dropped.
"Lissinna?" he whispered, disbelieving. Even after seven years he knew her. She had grown, of course, the first signs of beauty now completely developed. Heaven! At the age of seventeen she was much sweeter than she had been as a kid. Nothing special within the Gabriev family, though Gourry was surprised by the cuteness of his sister.
"Who is Lissinna?" Amelia asked confused. She looked at Lina and Zelgadiss who could just shake their heads no. None of them had ever heard this name before.
"Lissi!" Gourry was shouting much to the surprise to his friends. His sister looked in his direction and found him. The first expression in her face was the same as Gourry's, totally disbelief. Then she smiled. Her eyes shining in delight.
"Gourry!" Lissinna started running towards him, avoiding all passer-bys as dextrous as Lia, directly into his opened arms. Gourry lifted her up, whirling her around, laughing. Some passer-bys looked at the both in the same confusion as Lina, Zelgadiss and Amelia.
"I just don't believe it. What are you doing here, Lissi?" Gourry asked when he put her finally down on the ground.
"Certainly not searching you. I'm only passing through." she said kneeling down to stroach Lia's coat. Gourry rose an eyebrow.
"Passing through? You aren't traveling around alone, are you?" Lissinna had to giggle about Gourry's very, very concerned face. He didn't change a little.
"I wish I would. Actually I'm traveling with Ceidryn, Darren and another friend of mine, not to forget Lia and Kia." She sighed. The last three she could take but the first two she could really go without. And that had a very special reason. Something that even Gourry didn't know.
"Kia? She's still with you? How is she?" It seemed Gourry had completely forgotten his three friends. Zelgadiss didn't seem to care so much about that though he had to carry the heavy shopping bags of Seillune's princess alone and Gourry could really help him to deal with those. Amelia was glancing at the two with a curious face. Her only thought was in which relation Gourry and this pretty girl stand. And the expression on Lina's face...call it jealousy. Even Lina 'I'm-just-with-Gourry-cause-of-the-Sword-of-Light' Inverse noticed that and desperately tried to ignore this feeling and cool down the fire that had started burning inside her. Why did she always feel that way when a pretty girl was around Gourry?
"Gourry? Who is that girl?" Though she had tried to hide her anger it was obvious that the others had noted the angry undertone in her voice. Gourry let go of Lissinna and smiled in his useal boyish way. "I nearly forgot. Lissi, may I introduce? These are my friends Lina Inverse, Amelia Wil Tesla Seillune and Zelgadiss Graywords. Friends, this is my little sister, Lissinna." Silence. Lina and Amelia were so surprised they didn't know what to say so was Zelgadiss.
"Your sister?!" Lina managed to say finally, still surprised, looking at Lissinna as if she was a ghost or something. Lissinna for her part giggled happily.
"Hey! Nice to meet you."