Lina continues looking down at the pond, only soon to look down and see a reflection of Gourry, she quickly stood up looking at Gourry standing there, hearing him say, " I remember when I first meet you, I thought you were a kid, because you were not well endowed. I promise that day on that I would protect you; I did a good job at protecting you. I didn't think that protecting you would make me fall hard for you. "

Lina looked away and says, " What does that matter now, your married to Filia and soon to be a father?"

" I know, what does it matter? Mean's a lot to me at least, it's a shame that I could never find you, because I still do love you, and by your outrage you still love me, but what can be done?"

" Nothing Gourry, I am just going to have to leave you behind, I will have to forget what I had with you and move on. I am forced this time to forget about you, but I guess that is not so bad, considering I have Inuyasha."

" I do not know this Inuyasha, but I hope he is good to you. You deserve the best Lina, you are after all the star which all evenings wait. Never forget that, before you leave I want you to have something, in fact two things."

He reaches into his blue cloak pulling out a hazel paper back book and says, " I know this is why you are here, I am giving it to you. Don't worry about it, what Filia doesn't know will not hurt her."

Lina takes the book and slowly hides it into her cloak and then says to Gourry, " What is the other thing?"

" What you always wanted."

He reaches into his other side of the cloak, pulling out a dusty brown sword handle, placing it into her hand, " I want you to have the sword of light."

Lina looks down at the sword, " Why me?"

" I figured since I will not be fighting anymore, someone who still travels should have it, to keep them save, plus since I am still your protector, I want you to have to sword, so it will be like I am there."

Lina with her tear filling eyes says, " Thank you Gourry."

She turns slowly walking away, leaving the city as quickly as possible, to see Inuyasha sitting on a tree base, maybe three feet from the city exit, she smiles lightly and says, " There you are."

Inuyasha slightly looks at her, standing up slowly and says, " What does it matter to you?"

Lina fixed her emotion filled eyes on Inuyasha as she spoke, " What are you talking about?"

" Don't think of me as mindless, I saw how you were, saw how you eyed Gourry, you still love him, and you get onto me for loving Kagome."

Lina looks down some and says, " I am sorry that you saw that."

Inuyasha turns quickly and says, " No, I am glad I saw that, I need to know that you really don't love me, so I don't make a fool off me trying to love you."

Inuyasha starts to walk along the road to hear Lina yell out, "Inuyasha! Inuyasha!"

Lina looks down and says, " I am a love failure."