It Needs No Explaination
by XellAn-Chan
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Author's note: people ask for chapters, so i'm doing a few more Garth songs for this particular fic...i'll make a saga out of it. And, yeah, i don't own Garth's songs or the Slayers...yadda yadda yadda...
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~She's sun and rain, she's fire and ice
A little crazy but it's nice~
How could he have misjudged her so, thinking she was just a helpless child? Sure, he'd "rescued" her, but she would've been fine alone. He knew that. He wasn't expecting to find the world's most powerful sorceress, only a scared kid. So he told her as much. And she was angry. Very angry.
~And when she gets mad, you best leave her alone
'Cause she'll rage just like a river~
She continued to get angry through all their travels. His airheaded personality annoyed her to no end and she was quite vocal about these feelings. Yet there was no getting rid of him, he was like a shadow. He'd sworn to protect her, even give his life for her. He could be very sweet. Then she'd feel bad about hitting him.
~Then she'll beg you to forgive her
She's every woman that I've ever known~
He followed along faithfully, unsure what exactly made him trail her. Her life became his own, her battles and victories where also his. He came to enjoy being with her, despite her constant threats, bashings and accusations of stupidity. When he was with her, he felt invincible. He never wanted to leave her.
~She's every place that I've never been
She's makin love on rainy nights
And she's everything I want to do again~
She didn't understand why he followed him and said so many time throughout the course of their travels. To him, it was so simple. He was her protector. He'd always be with her. He'd come to love her.
~It needs no explanation
'Cause it all makes perfect sense
For when it comes down to temptation
She's on both sides of the fence~
When she demanded an explanation for the millionth time, he told her as much. He did not know why she couldn't understand it. It wasn't that difficult of a feeling, love. It was either there or it wasn't. He wasn't sure how to tell her though. He thought maybe she'd just understand.
~No it needs no explanation
'Cause it all makes perfect sense
When it comes down to temptation
She's on both sides of the fence~
So he cautiously approached her one night as she sat beside the campfire. "I...I want to tell you something, Lina." He stammered. She looked at him, her face illuminated by firelight. "What is it, Gourry?" He sat down beside her. "Well...You're so special...Everything you are, it's different..."
~She's anything but typical~
Was he making any sense? Oh, well. Too late. It didn't matter now, what was started needed to be finished. "...I like all the things that make you...well, you. And," He went on hesitantly, "...and I love you, Lina." He paused, expecting a fireball.
~She's so unpredictable~
There was silence. For a long time. Then she burst into tears. "Lina, what's wrong?" He hadn't expected that. He'd never seen her cry for no reason. "I...I was af-afraid you'd say that..." She sobbed. He would've preferred the fireball. He didn't know what to do.
~Oh but even at her worst it ain't that bad~
So he did the only thing he could think of: he took her in his arms, as he had longed to do for so long. Her petite body shook with every sob. "...D-don't...I'm afraid..." And he held her close, unsure of what frightened her so, but quite certain of the fact that she felt the way he always dreamed she would.
~She's as real as real can be
And she's every fantasy~
This, however, was no dream. She was in his arms, crying into his chest. "I love you." He said it with more certainty that time. She looked up at him through tear-filled eyes. "...I was afraid...because I didn't know how to say it back...But I do love you." He smiled. "Ah, I knew that already." And he kissed her, feeling both relieved and ecstatic at the same time. She smiled shyly. And they sat there together; he thinking how lucky he was, she with her head upon his heart.
~Lord she's every lover that I've ever had
And she's every lover that I've never had~
And they both knew they'd never be apart.
by XellAn-Chan
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Author's note: people ask for chapters, so i'm doing a few more Garth songs for this particular fic...i'll make a saga out of it. And, yeah, i don't own Garth's songs or the Slayers...yadda yadda yadda...
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~She's sun and rain, she's fire and ice
A little crazy but it's nice~
How could he have misjudged her so, thinking she was just a helpless child? Sure, he'd "rescued" her, but she would've been fine alone. He knew that. He wasn't expecting to find the world's most powerful sorceress, only a scared kid. So he told her as much. And she was angry. Very angry.
~And when she gets mad, you best leave her alone
'Cause she'll rage just like a river~
She continued to get angry through all their travels. His airheaded personality annoyed her to no end and she was quite vocal about these feelings. Yet there was no getting rid of him, he was like a shadow. He'd sworn to protect her, even give his life for her. He could be very sweet. Then she'd feel bad about hitting him.
~Then she'll beg you to forgive her
She's every woman that I've ever known~
He followed along faithfully, unsure what exactly made him trail her. Her life became his own, her battles and victories where also his. He came to enjoy being with her, despite her constant threats, bashings and accusations of stupidity. When he was with her, he felt invincible. He never wanted to leave her.
~She's every place that I've never been
She's makin love on rainy nights
And she's everything I want to do again~
She didn't understand why he followed him and said so many time throughout the course of their travels. To him, it was so simple. He was her protector. He'd always be with her. He'd come to love her.
~It needs no explanation
'Cause it all makes perfect sense
For when it comes down to temptation
She's on both sides of the fence~
When she demanded an explanation for the millionth time, he told her as much. He did not know why she couldn't understand it. It wasn't that difficult of a feeling, love. It was either there or it wasn't. He wasn't sure how to tell her though. He thought maybe she'd just understand.
~No it needs no explanation
'Cause it all makes perfect sense
When it comes down to temptation
She's on both sides of the fence~
So he cautiously approached her one night as she sat beside the campfire. "I...I want to tell you something, Lina." He stammered. She looked at him, her face illuminated by firelight. "What is it, Gourry?" He sat down beside her. "Well...You're so special...Everything you are, it's different..."
~She's anything but typical~
Was he making any sense? Oh, well. Too late. It didn't matter now, what was started needed to be finished. "...I like all the things that make you...well, you. And," He went on hesitantly, "...and I love you, Lina." He paused, expecting a fireball.
~She's so unpredictable~
There was silence. For a long time. Then she burst into tears. "Lina, what's wrong?" He hadn't expected that. He'd never seen her cry for no reason. "I...I was af-afraid you'd say that..." She sobbed. He would've preferred the fireball. He didn't know what to do.
~Oh but even at her worst it ain't that bad~
So he did the only thing he could think of: he took her in his arms, as he had longed to do for so long. Her petite body shook with every sob. "...D-don't...I'm afraid..." And he held her close, unsure of what frightened her so, but quite certain of the fact that she felt the way he always dreamed she would.
~She's as real as real can be
And she's every fantasy~
This, however, was no dream. She was in his arms, crying into his chest. "I love you." He said it with more certainty that time. She looked up at him through tear-filled eyes. "...I was afraid...because I didn't know how to say it back...But I do love you." He smiled. "Ah, I knew that already." And he kissed her, feeling both relieved and ecstatic at the same time. She smiled shyly. And they sat there together; he thinking how lucky he was, she with her head upon his heart.
~Lord she's every lover that I've ever had
And she's every lover that I've never had~
And they both knew they'd never be apart.