Part 1: Mental Stress
Lina's eyes slightly fluttered open. She felt wet, but warm...she opened her eyes a little more, her blurry vision falling upon Xelloss who was standing next to her.
A soft white light emanated from his gloved hand. He was...healing her...
"X-Xell..." Lina tried to speak, but her throat felt tight and hurt.
"Why, hello, Lina-san! You're awake I see," Xelloss greeted. Lina found herself lying on a bed in a room.
"Where am..I..?" Lina asked. It hurt to talk and swallow. She thought she swallowed down some knives and needles, but it was just her sore throat.
"We're in a room in the Snow Moon Inn," Xelloss replied. "Do you feel better?" Xelloss stopped using his healing spell.
Lina tried to sit up but fell back, her head sinking in the soggy pillow. Her body felt twice its weight.
"I'll take that as a 'no'," Xelloss said. He sat down on the chair near her bed. "Healing spells really are not my speciality."
Lina knew that. But she was _ill_. There really wasn't a spell that could heal a fever or flu. Only spell doctors could do that and...Xelloss..was certainly no doctor...Lina looked at him.
Lina saw Xelloss reading a "Healing Spells for Dummies" book. She couldn't help but smile. She tapped his knee.
Xelloss looked at her. Lina pointed to the book and shook her head and rolled her eyes.
Translation: That book won't help--healing spells don't work on illnesses. Duh.
"Yes, I suppose that's right. I'm not very sure what to do, Lina-san...as a mazoku, I don't get sick. And I haven't been human in a century...or is it more?" Xelloss looked thoughtful.
Lina knew she would have to help him to help her get better.
Lina tapped his knee again and grabbed her wet soggy cape. She made a frown.
"Of course, you don't want to be wet clothes. That can easily be rearranged! Will a hot bath do you good, too?" Xelloss asked.
Lina smiled and nodded.
"And..what about food?" Xelloss asked.
Lina's smile grew wider and nodded. She was definitely liking this!
"You should take a bath first," Xelloss touched Lina's shoulder and Lina felt as if the world disappeared from under her for a second. She suddenly fell in a nice hot-warm bath and made a splash. She looked around, seeing herself in a bathroom that was part of her room in the Inn.
'Xelloss?' Lina thought as she looked around.
'Like the bath, Lina-san? Right temperature?'
'...are you reading my mind?' she sounded amazed, yet annoyed that he had the ability to do so and he might use it to invade her privacy.
'Of course. It's something I learned years ago.'
'Where are you?' she asked, almost cautiously.
'In the bedroom. You don't want me to be in there with you, now do you?'
Lina looked down at herself, seeing herself totally naked...she blushed a brilliant red.
'NO! STAY OUT!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY CLOTHES?!!!? DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?!?!?!"
'Yare, yare...you have lots of mental strength.' Xelloss slightly winced from such mentally loud yelling. 'Don't worry, I didn't see anything! ..unless you want me to!'
'Xelloss!!!'
Lina heard Xelloss's laugh.
'Just relax, Lina-san! You don't want to fall unconscious again from the stress. Then I'll have to go in and---'
'Xelloss...' Lina thought warningly.
She heard his laugh once again. A stress mark popped on Lina's head.
'Grrrrr......' Lina growled, her stress mark pulsating now.
'I'll check on you later, Lina-san! Go on and relax!'
Lina then relaxed in the hot bath, sighing happily. She felt tired from all the mental stress. Xelloss was an absolute fruitcake! He was so annoying! Yet...she had to admit...he wasn't THAT bad of a guy...
Lina soaked in the bath for about 10 minutes, maybe more...she was half-asleep, feeling so serene in the lavender-scented bath...
'It IS nice of him to be doing this...I would've been a frozen sorceress-popsicle if it wasn't for that mazoku...' Lina realized. '...but still...he's still a weird fruitcake!' she thought
'WEIRD? I prefer mysterious.' Xelloss thought.
'Xelloss!!'
'Are you done with your bath?'
'Yeah, the water is starting to get lukewarm.'
Lina saw a towel and clothes folded neatly on the chair. It wasn't there before...Xelloss must have teleported it there. Lina got out of the bath tub.
'And Xelloss?' Lina thought as she picked up the towel.
'Yes?'
'If you ever read my thoughts without my permission, I will Dragon Slave your ass back to Zellas and make sure your demon hide is burned to a crisp.' Lina thought.
'Oh, Lina-san, you can be so amusing! Are you naked now? Maybe you should get dressed...' Xelloss thought slyly, just to make her aggravated.
Lina turned red.
'You better watch yourself!' Lina thought with a growl.
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Lina's eyes slightly fluttered open. She felt wet, but warm...she opened her eyes a little more, her blurry vision falling upon Xelloss who was standing next to her.
A soft white light emanated from his gloved hand. He was...healing her...
"X-Xell..." Lina tried to speak, but her throat felt tight and hurt.
"Why, hello, Lina-san! You're awake I see," Xelloss greeted. Lina found herself lying on a bed in a room.
"Where am..I..?" Lina asked. It hurt to talk and swallow. She thought she swallowed down some knives and needles, but it was just her sore throat.
"We're in a room in the Snow Moon Inn," Xelloss replied. "Do you feel better?" Xelloss stopped using his healing spell.
Lina tried to sit up but fell back, her head sinking in the soggy pillow. Her body felt twice its weight.
"I'll take that as a 'no'," Xelloss said. He sat down on the chair near her bed. "Healing spells really are not my speciality."
Lina knew that. But she was _ill_. There really wasn't a spell that could heal a fever or flu. Only spell doctors could do that and...Xelloss..was certainly no doctor...Lina looked at him.
Lina saw Xelloss reading a "Healing Spells for Dummies" book. She couldn't help but smile. She tapped his knee.
Xelloss looked at her. Lina pointed to the book and shook her head and rolled her eyes.
Translation: That book won't help--healing spells don't work on illnesses. Duh.
"Yes, I suppose that's right. I'm not very sure what to do, Lina-san...as a mazoku, I don't get sick. And I haven't been human in a century...or is it more?" Xelloss looked thoughtful.
Lina knew she would have to help him to help her get better.
Lina tapped his knee again and grabbed her wet soggy cape. She made a frown.
"Of course, you don't want to be wet clothes. That can easily be rearranged! Will a hot bath do you good, too?" Xelloss asked.
Lina smiled and nodded.
"And..what about food?" Xelloss asked.
Lina's smile grew wider and nodded. She was definitely liking this!
"You should take a bath first," Xelloss touched Lina's shoulder and Lina felt as if the world disappeared from under her for a second. She suddenly fell in a nice hot-warm bath and made a splash. She looked around, seeing herself in a bathroom that was part of her room in the Inn.
'Xelloss?' Lina thought as she looked around.
'Like the bath, Lina-san? Right temperature?'
'...are you reading my mind?' she sounded amazed, yet annoyed that he had the ability to do so and he might use it to invade her privacy.
'Of course. It's something I learned years ago.'
'Where are you?' she asked, almost cautiously.
'In the bedroom. You don't want me to be in there with you, now do you?'
Lina looked down at herself, seeing herself totally naked...she blushed a brilliant red.
'NO! STAY OUT!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY CLOTHES?!!!? DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?!?!?!"
'Yare, yare...you have lots of mental strength.' Xelloss slightly winced from such mentally loud yelling. 'Don't worry, I didn't see anything! ..unless you want me to!'
'Xelloss!!!'
Lina heard Xelloss's laugh.
'Just relax, Lina-san! You don't want to fall unconscious again from the stress. Then I'll have to go in and---'
'Xelloss...' Lina thought warningly.
She heard his laugh once again. A stress mark popped on Lina's head.
'Grrrrr......' Lina growled, her stress mark pulsating now.
'I'll check on you later, Lina-san! Go on and relax!'
Lina then relaxed in the hot bath, sighing happily. She felt tired from all the mental stress. Xelloss was an absolute fruitcake! He was so annoying! Yet...she had to admit...he wasn't THAT bad of a guy...
Lina soaked in the bath for about 10 minutes, maybe more...she was half-asleep, feeling so serene in the lavender-scented bath...
'It IS nice of him to be doing this...I would've been a frozen sorceress-popsicle if it wasn't for that mazoku...' Lina realized. '...but still...he's still a weird fruitcake!' she thought
'WEIRD? I prefer mysterious.' Xelloss thought.
'Xelloss!!'
'Are you done with your bath?'
'Yeah, the water is starting to get lukewarm.'
Lina saw a towel and clothes folded neatly on the chair. It wasn't there before...Xelloss must have teleported it there. Lina got out of the bath tub.
'And Xelloss?' Lina thought as she picked up the towel.
'Yes?'
'If you ever read my thoughts without my permission, I will Dragon Slave your ass back to Zellas and make sure your demon hide is burned to a crisp.' Lina thought.
'Oh, Lina-san, you can be so amusing! Are you naked now? Maybe you should get dressed...' Xelloss thought slyly, just to make her aggravated.
Lina turned red.
'You better watch yourself!' Lina thought with a growl.
**Next Part will be up soon! Please review!**
