***Back to the present***
Gourry woke up with a start. That dream was so real, he almost believed that Lina had just died. Then he felt something against his chest and remembered that it was Liana. 'I wonder if she had the same dream?' Gourry said to himself. It was just too real. But then again, it was real, but it all happened a year ago! Gourry was feeling mixed up and depressed. Gourry stared up at the ceiling and wondered if Lina was happy were ever she was. Gourry looked back at Liana and thought to himself 'she's so much like Lina.' Gourry smiled and he could almost feel Lina's presence in the small child. He loved her so much. Gourry closed his eyes again and started dreaming where he had left off.

***Flash back***
Gourry walked out of the room and closed the door gently behind him. He leaned against the door and put his hand over his face and he began to cry. He was all alone in that long hallway, that's how he wanted it right now, just to be left alone with his thoughts. Gourry looked at the candle that was on the wall next to his head. He watched the flame dance back and forth, then Gourry finally blew on the candle and the flame disappeared into a puff of smoke. 'That's life, one minute you're here, then life just blows you out. Just like a candle'. Gourry took the ring of black flowers off the bedroom door and he knew that he wouldn't have to say anything to the people in the main room, all he'd need to do was hang those flowers up on the front door and that would say everything. This would have to be the hardest thing he had to do, it would confirm that Lina Inverse was gone.
When Gourry entered the main room, everyone stood up, they were about to ask Gourry about Lina when they saw the flowers, they froze. Gourry made his way through the main room, not looking at anyone or making a sound, and he opened the front door and hung the flowers carefully on the nail that had been placed there the day before. He closed the door and leaned against it with his back to every one. "I guess that's it." Gourry said in a low tone. He still refused to look at anyone. Amelia went over and hugged Gourry, then Sylphiel, Martina, Filia, and the next thing Gourry knew, he was in the middle of a huge group hug. It was quiet for a moment, then the tears came, everyone in the room was crying. It was so hard seeing Lina sick, it was even harder saying good-bye.
"Where's Luna?" Lina's mother asked between sobs. Gourry looked around the room and didn't see her. "I'll find her, don't worry." Gourry said. He had a feeling he knew where she was and he was right. Luna was sitting outside Lina's door, she looked very upset. Gourry sat down across the hall from her.
"Gourry, do you think it's fair? Lina's so young, it just isn't fair!" Luna cried out. Gourry didn't know what to say, he felt exactly the same way. He just sat there and let Luna cry. "Gourry, tell me, do you think Lina had a good life?"
"Huh? I think so. She's gone on many adventures and she had a beautiful daughter. I think she had a wonderful life." Gourry looked at the door. Old memories of when Lina was pregnant came back to him, he recalled how alive the house was when Liana was born. It was so weird to Gourry now that the same room that a life was born in, there had been a life lost.
"Liana is beautiful, I only wish Lina could watch her grow up and see her grandchildren born." Luna pulled her knees up to her chest and rapped her arms around her legs and started crying even harder. This was too much for Gourry to bare, he too started to cry as hard as Luna. He had been through so much the past week, taking care of Lina and making final arrangements, he had whipped himself out mentally, physically and emotionally. This was his first chance at being able to let it all out and he did.
Amelia came down the hall with a candle and found Luna and Gourry sitting on either side of the hall. Amelia approached Gourry and tapped him on the shoulder, "Gourry, everyone's leaving, are you going to say good-bye to them?" Gourry looked up at her with his tear-stained blue eyes and nodded. "Luna, your mother wants you." The three of them started their way back down the dark hallway when Luna stopped and looked back at the door and said, "Good-bye Lina, my little sister."
Gourry got back to the main room and saw everyone hugging everyone else. Gourry just mingled in the entrance and watched, he didn't really want to be hugged right now. Zel and Amelia saw everyone out and they stayed a little while after they had left.
"Gourry, do you need anything?" Zel asked.
"No, it's all right." Gourry looked at the ground, he didn't want Zel to see how miserable he was.
"We're so sorry. But I promise you Lina will have the biggest funeral Seyruun has ever seen." Amelia said. She went up and hugged Gourry as tight as she could. Gourry put his hands on Amelia's shoulders and pushed her away. "Gourry, are you going to be all right, why don't you bring Liana to the palace for the night." Amelia looked into Gourry's eyes.
"No, I can't leave Lina here alone." Gourry said as he looked over his shoulder to the door of the room Lina was in.
"Gourry come on, you can't do anything for her now." Zel put his hand on Gourry's shoulder and Gourry looked up and saw that Zel was hurting just as much as anyone else. Gourry shook his head. "No, I want to stay here, but could Liana stay with you?" Amelia nodded, "That'll be fine, but if you want, you can come over at any time."
Gourry got Liana from her room and packed some clothes for her and sent her with Amelia and Zel. Gourry watched as they drove off and when they were gone, he looked over the field at the tree on the hill. It looked like a ghost sitting up there alone, silhouetted against the night sky. He wondered why Lina would want to be buried there, but he made a promise to Lina and he wasn't going to break it.