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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."
