Author's note: *dances around disclaiming Slayers* Nope, not mine! So I'll just whine....erm...*ahem* I hope you're enjoying reading this, I enjoy writing it. Oh, and in reply to my reviews so far- My comp doesn't work well with html, everytime I save it like that, it changes all the letters to symbols. I really wish I could get it to work, (believe me I've tried everything everyone's suggested), but I guess this'll have to do. :( And I'll keep adjectives in mind after I post 6 and 7, they're goin in together. I'm just glad that at least one person is enjoying this. Oh well, I enjoy writing so nyah ^_^ As to why Xellos would want to torture poor Lina, you'll see soon, if ya can hang with me for a few more chapters, then you'll see. I promise! But for now it's a secret :)
Lina struggled and kicked against the thing holding her feet. Well, until the thing groaned and rolled off the end of her bed. "Oh Gourry, I'm sorry. I was dreaming..." Lina began to wonder if it really was a memory or just a dream.
"Ughhhh..that's not a good way to wake up." Gourry groaned as he sat back down on the bed. "So, are you fully healed yet?" Gourry asked as he rubbed his back.
Lina experimentally tried to wiggle her fingers. She grinned as three of her fingers bent with ease. "My fingers are coming along smoothly." She took a deep breath and let it out. "No more chest pains either. I'm almost fully recovered!" Lina hopped up and gave Gourry a squeeze. She saw Zelgadis in the doorway, hesitating before coming in. Gourry went over and slapped him on the back, which pushed him into the room.
"Hi Zel! Look, I'm feeling much better today!" Lina ran over and gave Zel a small hug. Zel looked a little embarrassed as he sat down.
"Looks like you're all better now," he said while contemplating.
"No, some of her fingers are still broken, isn't that right Lina?" Gourry said while patting Zel on the back.
"I'll be back to normal by tomorrow," Lina quickly assured them. "Then I can go confront Xellos. He seems to be the one I should thank for me being a Mazoku." Lina didn't even try to mask her bitterness.
"When do you think you'll be ready to go after him?" Zel asked.
"I'd like to start looking for him today," Lina said, daring Gourry to protest.
Zel hesitated before laying a hand on her shoulder saying, "You know you can count on me to help."
Lina closed her eyes and nodded. The nagging at the back of her brain was making her head ache.
"Lina?" Gourry asked. He helped her back to the bed.
"These damn headaches. They never seem to go away." Lina sighed and tried to think.
"Maybe you should get some more rest?" Zel volunteered.
"I don't want to rest anymore! I'm tired of resting! I want to do something!" Lina protested as forcefully as she could.
"No, Lina, I think he's right. You should rest until your head stops hurting at least. You won't be able to think straight enough to make a proper plan unless you rest now." Gourry gently forced her back on the bed. The pain in Lina's head had gotten worse, so she complied.
"Maybe I'll rest for just a little while." Lina closed her eyes, planning to just sit quietly for awhile. Before she knew it, she was being swept away by another dream...
"Let's leave her alone for a bit, I think she needs the silence," Zel whispered to Gourry.
"If you think it'll be okay..." Gourry followed Zel out the door.
Lina struggled and kicked against the thing holding her feet. Well, until the thing groaned and rolled off the end of her bed. "Oh Gourry, I'm sorry. I was dreaming..." Lina began to wonder if it really was a memory or just a dream.
"Ughhhh..that's not a good way to wake up." Gourry groaned as he sat back down on the bed. "So, are you fully healed yet?" Gourry asked as he rubbed his back.
Lina experimentally tried to wiggle her fingers. She grinned as three of her fingers bent with ease. "My fingers are coming along smoothly." She took a deep breath and let it out. "No more chest pains either. I'm almost fully recovered!" Lina hopped up and gave Gourry a squeeze. She saw Zelgadis in the doorway, hesitating before coming in. Gourry went over and slapped him on the back, which pushed him into the room.
"Hi Zel! Look, I'm feeling much better today!" Lina ran over and gave Zel a small hug. Zel looked a little embarrassed as he sat down.
"Looks like you're all better now," he said while contemplating.
"No, some of her fingers are still broken, isn't that right Lina?" Gourry said while patting Zel on the back.
"I'll be back to normal by tomorrow," Lina quickly assured them. "Then I can go confront Xellos. He seems to be the one I should thank for me being a Mazoku." Lina didn't even try to mask her bitterness.
"When do you think you'll be ready to go after him?" Zel asked.
"I'd like to start looking for him today," Lina said, daring Gourry to protest.
Zel hesitated before laying a hand on her shoulder saying, "You know you can count on me to help."
Lina closed her eyes and nodded. The nagging at the back of her brain was making her head ache.
"Lina?" Gourry asked. He helped her back to the bed.
"These damn headaches. They never seem to go away." Lina sighed and tried to think.
"Maybe you should get some more rest?" Zel volunteered.
"I don't want to rest anymore! I'm tired of resting! I want to do something!" Lina protested as forcefully as she could.
"No, Lina, I think he's right. You should rest until your head stops hurting at least. You won't be able to think straight enough to make a proper plan unless you rest now." Gourry gently forced her back on the bed. The pain in Lina's head had gotten worse, so she complied.
"Maybe I'll rest for just a little while." Lina closed her eyes, planning to just sit quietly for awhile. Before she knew it, she was being swept away by another dream...
"Let's leave her alone for a bit, I think she needs the silence," Zel whispered to Gourry.
"If you think it'll be okay..." Gourry followed Zel out the door.