A Night of Remembrance
Gourry Gabriev peered in the dark little room, he sighed as he watched the sleeping little figure in bed. She had long red hair, much like her mother's and dark blue eyes that were sealed behind closed lids. She was a beautiful child. Gourry wondered what his daughter was dreaming about. He hoped that she was dreaming about happier times when they would go on picnics and Lina would play tag with the little child. Gourry could almost picture those happy times in his head. He would lean against the tree and watch happily as Lina chased the child around yelling playfully, "I'm gonna getcha'!" And when she leaped for the girl, she'd dodge her mother and screech as she ran away. "You'll never get me! I'm too fast!" She'd yell as she started running.
"Liana, come get your lunch." Gourry said as he handed the child the plate full of food. The three of them would sit under the tree and happily eat their lunch.
Gourry recalled many happy days that he would spend with Lina, under that very tree, watching the sunsets in each other's arms, or picnics on sunny days with their daughter. But those days were gone now. The only thing Gourry had left to remind him of Lina was his precious daughter, Liana.
Gourry turned out all the lights and finally went to bed. As he crawled under the covers, he suddenly wished that he had some company, no, not just anyone, he yearned for Lina. He missed rolling over in the morning and being able to just watch her sleep peacefully, he missed the feeling he had when he held her close to him, Gourry missed everything about Lina. "Oh Lina, please say you'll come and visit me in my dreams." Gourry said to himself.
It has been over a year since Lina's death, Gourry had fallen to pieces when she died, but somehow he managed to keep himself together, he knew that he had to stay strong for the sake of his daughter. She was only seven when it happened, when a mysterious disease took Lina's life away. At first Liana didn't know how to react to her mother's death, then at the funeral Liana lost it and started bawling into her father's arms. It was a very sad day. Even Zel, the strong one of the group had been crying. Amelia and her father were beside themselves with grief. It was a large funeral; every one from all over had come to pay their respects to the sorceress, Lina Inverse. Lina's family was there, her sister gave such a beautiful speech, but in the middle of it, she started crying, but somehow managed to finish it. Every body was miserable.
Gourry closed his eyes and he was soon in a deep slumber. Gourry was dreaming about Lina, it started out as a perfect dream, he dreamt about adventures they had, the birth of Liana and so on, but then Gourry's perfect dream turned into a nightmare, it was so real that Gourry felt as though he was actually awake.
"WAKE UP!" A loud voce broke through Gourry's dream and he woke with a start, he felt something heavy sitting on his chest and when he looked up he saw Lina's face looking down at him! Gourry rubbed his eyes and was about to say "Lina!" when he suddenly realized that it wasn't Lina, it was Liana.
"What's wrong baby girl?" He asked her in a soothing tone, not letting on that he had been having nightmares.
"I had a bad dream. Can I sleep with you tonight Daddy?" The little girl clung to her new teddy bear tightly. Gourry lifted up the covers and patted the space beside him. "Hop on in." He said. Liana smiled and pounced into the bed. Once under the covers, Liana snuggled up to Gourry's chest and Gourry rapped his arms around her tiny body. "So what was your dream about?" Gourry asked.
"Mommy." Liana said bluntly. "I dreamt about when she got sick. It scared me. Daddy, do you think that I'll get sick too?" Liana's eyes were filling up with tears and Gourry could feel the child shake in his arm.
"No, Baby Bear. You don't have to worry about that." Gourry kissed the child on the head and she smiled when she heard her father call her by her pet name. She knew that when he called her "Baby Bear" that every thing would be all right. Gourry started singing a soft little tune that he use to sing to her when she was just a baby and within a few minutes, Liana was asleep.
Gourry laid there for a while and a flood of sad memories came rushing back to him. Memories that he hoped he'd never would have to think about again, but they unlocked themselves from the back of his mind and he was reliving that terrible day when his wife got sick.
Gourry Gabriev peered in the dark little room, he sighed as he watched the sleeping little figure in bed. She had long red hair, much like her mother's and dark blue eyes that were sealed behind closed lids. She was a beautiful child. Gourry wondered what his daughter was dreaming about. He hoped that she was dreaming about happier times when they would go on picnics and Lina would play tag with the little child. Gourry could almost picture those happy times in his head. He would lean against the tree and watch happily as Lina chased the child around yelling playfully, "I'm gonna getcha'!" And when she leaped for the girl, she'd dodge her mother and screech as she ran away. "You'll never get me! I'm too fast!" She'd yell as she started running.
"Liana, come get your lunch." Gourry said as he handed the child the plate full of food. The three of them would sit under the tree and happily eat their lunch.
Gourry recalled many happy days that he would spend with Lina, under that very tree, watching the sunsets in each other's arms, or picnics on sunny days with their daughter. But those days were gone now. The only thing Gourry had left to remind him of Lina was his precious daughter, Liana.
Gourry turned out all the lights and finally went to bed. As he crawled under the covers, he suddenly wished that he had some company, no, not just anyone, he yearned for Lina. He missed rolling over in the morning and being able to just watch her sleep peacefully, he missed the feeling he had when he held her close to him, Gourry missed everything about Lina. "Oh Lina, please say you'll come and visit me in my dreams." Gourry said to himself.
It has been over a year since Lina's death, Gourry had fallen to pieces when she died, but somehow he managed to keep himself together, he knew that he had to stay strong for the sake of his daughter. She was only seven when it happened, when a mysterious disease took Lina's life away. At first Liana didn't know how to react to her mother's death, then at the funeral Liana lost it and started bawling into her father's arms. It was a very sad day. Even Zel, the strong one of the group had been crying. Amelia and her father were beside themselves with grief. It was a large funeral; every one from all over had come to pay their respects to the sorceress, Lina Inverse. Lina's family was there, her sister gave such a beautiful speech, but in the middle of it, she started crying, but somehow managed to finish it. Every body was miserable.
Gourry closed his eyes and he was soon in a deep slumber. Gourry was dreaming about Lina, it started out as a perfect dream, he dreamt about adventures they had, the birth of Liana and so on, but then Gourry's perfect dream turned into a nightmare, it was so real that Gourry felt as though he was actually awake.
"WAKE UP!" A loud voce broke through Gourry's dream and he woke with a start, he felt something heavy sitting on his chest and when he looked up he saw Lina's face looking down at him! Gourry rubbed his eyes and was about to say "Lina!" when he suddenly realized that it wasn't Lina, it was Liana.
"What's wrong baby girl?" He asked her in a soothing tone, not letting on that he had been having nightmares.
"I had a bad dream. Can I sleep with you tonight Daddy?" The little girl clung to her new teddy bear tightly. Gourry lifted up the covers and patted the space beside him. "Hop on in." He said. Liana smiled and pounced into the bed. Once under the covers, Liana snuggled up to Gourry's chest and Gourry rapped his arms around her tiny body. "So what was your dream about?" Gourry asked.
"Mommy." Liana said bluntly. "I dreamt about when she got sick. It scared me. Daddy, do you think that I'll get sick too?" Liana's eyes were filling up with tears and Gourry could feel the child shake in his arm.
"No, Baby Bear. You don't have to worry about that." Gourry kissed the child on the head and she smiled when she heard her father call her by her pet name. She knew that when he called her "Baby Bear" that every thing would be all right. Gourry started singing a soft little tune that he use to sing to her when she was just a baby and within a few minutes, Liana was asleep.
Gourry laid there for a while and a flood of sad memories came rushing back to him. Memories that he hoped he'd never would have to think about again, but they unlocked themselves from the back of his mind and he was reliving that terrible day when his wife got sick.