Author's Note: Slayer's not mine, no cash 4 story. Okay, the second half of this chapter is Lina dreaming. *points to chapter title* Hint hint... Okay, sit back and enjoy. :)
Xellos stared at Lina's sleeping form. He didn't really remember taking off his boots and climbing into the hammock with her, but he wasn't about to move. "It's my hammock," Xellos thought, "I can use it whenever I want!" He was trying to convince himself that he had a right to be there with her, which wasn't going so well. He knew that when she woke up Lina was going to be severely ticked, so he was trying to come up with a convincing argument.
Xellos's thoughts scattered and he groaned inwardly as Lina cuddled up to him, pressing against parts of his body that hadn't been touched by anyone in a long, long time. His body was on fire, every nerve ending achingly aware of the warm body pressed against him. He braced himself for a whack or a kick, for it was well known that Lina tossed and turned in her sleep, and he was quite vulnerable in his present state. She had moved around alot, much to Xellos's discomfort, but it seemed that she'd had a purpose. Obviously she found the ropes uncomfortable because she had maneuvered herself around until she was on top of him, his body keeping her off the ropes.
Xellos tried to concentrate on anything but the feel of Lina's every curve matched against his, but he failed utterly as she shifted again.She moved her legs to either side of him, straddling his waist. He sighed, knowing he'd brought this pleasant torture on himself. He couldn't decide if he was dying from pleasure or pain as she nuzzled his neck and sighed in her sleep. Her sigh sounded more agitated than contented, making Xellos curious as to what was going on in her mind.
Her brow was furrowed, and she was frowning slightly. Xellos remembered what kind of things she must be dreaming, which melted any reserves he had left. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close, kissing her lightly on the forehead as he used his thumb to smooth the furrow between her eyebrows. Lina relaxed and the furrow remained absent, but the frown remained. Xellos watched her facial reactions while she slept, until he too fell asleep. He dreamed of Lina giving herself to him, her desire written all over her face. Their passion wracked his senses, and the trust shining in her eyes made his heart overflow. He dreamed of telling her what he longed to say, "I love you Lina." He didn't know that he'd whispered the words aloud, but he had.
(See why Xellos isn't really acting like plain old Xellos?)
-------Switch Person--------
Lina was dreaming again. This time she could see everything clearly, but for some reason she didn't know, the pain was somewhat muted. She could recognize that it hurt, but she didn't really feel it again.
She was hit in the back of the head by Gourry, who then dragged her closer to the water. Zelgadis hoppped out of one of the trees in the woods. Lina remembered feeling hope that he and Gourry were only messing around and that he'd hopped out of the woods because she'd been hurt. That hope had died as Zelgadis went over to her and broke each of her fingers, grinning wider with each sickening crack.
Gourry picked her up and threw her into the hot springs and proceeded to dunk her over and over. Zelgadis stood back laughing, the sound distorted by the water. Lina was in a state of shock, unable to comprehend that her friends were doing this to her. She gasped for air and tried to demand that Gourry stop dunking her. When her demands went unheeded, she switched to pleading. Pride was a small price to pay when air was needed. She was dunked one last time before being picked up out of the water.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Lina asked as she tried to catch her breath. Gourry, protective and faithful old Gourry, was holding her in his arms. He looked down at her and smiled and she felt releif was over her at the sight. Then the smile had changed, it became empty. Lina gasped in outrage as Gourry threw her with all his might straight into a tree. She recognized the pain of the broken ribs and leg, along with the sprained wrist, but the pain was not engulfing her like it did then.
The fleeting glimpse of her attacker focused into Zelgadis coming and holding her unbroken leg as Gourry came to touch and grope. She had closed her eyes against the sight of Gourry's eyes filled with lustand the promise of something sinister, but she couldn't help but hear Zelgadis's laughter at her struggles. Gourry panted in her ears as he held her arms abover head, one large hand encircling both of her wrists. He ground his hips into her own, pressing her against his body. "No! I won't remember that!" Lina's mind took over the dream and skipped to when she was rescued. (A/N: She's still a virgin, in case you wondered)
Gourry had been fumbling, trying to get his pants off one-handed, when Zelgadis was torn away from Lina's leg. Gourry looked up to see what all the commotion was, and stared in shock. Xellos was charging toward him, his eyes promising a long and painful death. Lina groaned at that precise moment, which brought Xellos back to sanity. Xellos picked Gourry up as if he weighed nothing, and threw him to the side, hurrying to get to Lina. He gently picked her up into his arms and said to her, "It'll be alright now," and teleported her to his place. (The rest you know! But guess what....)
At least that was what was supposed to happen at the end. Lina was confused, for in the dream this time, Xellos had said, "I love you Lina..."
(A/N: I don't want you losing interest now you know who did it, b/c I promise there are some more twists just waitin to be written. Next chapter should have some limey L/X in it, sorry I couldn't put that in the summary, but I didn't wanna ruin it at the beginning.)
Xellos stared at Lina's sleeping form. He didn't really remember taking off his boots and climbing into the hammock with her, but he wasn't about to move. "It's my hammock," Xellos thought, "I can use it whenever I want!" He was trying to convince himself that he had a right to be there with her, which wasn't going so well. He knew that when she woke up Lina was going to be severely ticked, so he was trying to come up with a convincing argument.
Xellos's thoughts scattered and he groaned inwardly as Lina cuddled up to him, pressing against parts of his body that hadn't been touched by anyone in a long, long time. His body was on fire, every nerve ending achingly aware of the warm body pressed against him. He braced himself for a whack or a kick, for it was well known that Lina tossed and turned in her sleep, and he was quite vulnerable in his present state. She had moved around alot, much to Xellos's discomfort, but it seemed that she'd had a purpose. Obviously she found the ropes uncomfortable because she had maneuvered herself around until she was on top of him, his body keeping her off the ropes.
Xellos tried to concentrate on anything but the feel of Lina's every curve matched against his, but he failed utterly as she shifted again.She moved her legs to either side of him, straddling his waist. He sighed, knowing he'd brought this pleasant torture on himself. He couldn't decide if he was dying from pleasure or pain as she nuzzled his neck and sighed in her sleep. Her sigh sounded more agitated than contented, making Xellos curious as to what was going on in her mind.
Her brow was furrowed, and she was frowning slightly. Xellos remembered what kind of things she must be dreaming, which melted any reserves he had left. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close, kissing her lightly on the forehead as he used his thumb to smooth the furrow between her eyebrows. Lina relaxed and the furrow remained absent, but the frown remained. Xellos watched her facial reactions while she slept, until he too fell asleep. He dreamed of Lina giving herself to him, her desire written all over her face. Their passion wracked his senses, and the trust shining in her eyes made his heart overflow. He dreamed of telling her what he longed to say, "I love you Lina." He didn't know that he'd whispered the words aloud, but he had.
(See why Xellos isn't really acting like plain old Xellos?)
-------Switch Person--------
Lina was dreaming again. This time she could see everything clearly, but for some reason she didn't know, the pain was somewhat muted. She could recognize that it hurt, but she didn't really feel it again.
She was hit in the back of the head by Gourry, who then dragged her closer to the water. Zelgadis hoppped out of one of the trees in the woods. Lina remembered feeling hope that he and Gourry were only messing around and that he'd hopped out of the woods because she'd been hurt. That hope had died as Zelgadis went over to her and broke each of her fingers, grinning wider with each sickening crack.
Gourry picked her up and threw her into the hot springs and proceeded to dunk her over and over. Zelgadis stood back laughing, the sound distorted by the water. Lina was in a state of shock, unable to comprehend that her friends were doing this to her. She gasped for air and tried to demand that Gourry stop dunking her. When her demands went unheeded, she switched to pleading. Pride was a small price to pay when air was needed. She was dunked one last time before being picked up out of the water.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Lina asked as she tried to catch her breath. Gourry, protective and faithful old Gourry, was holding her in his arms. He looked down at her and smiled and she felt releif was over her at the sight. Then the smile had changed, it became empty. Lina gasped in outrage as Gourry threw her with all his might straight into a tree. She recognized the pain of the broken ribs and leg, along with the sprained wrist, but the pain was not engulfing her like it did then.
The fleeting glimpse of her attacker focused into Zelgadis coming and holding her unbroken leg as Gourry came to touch and grope. She had closed her eyes against the sight of Gourry's eyes filled with lustand the promise of something sinister, but she couldn't help but hear Zelgadis's laughter at her struggles. Gourry panted in her ears as he held her arms abover head, one large hand encircling both of her wrists. He ground his hips into her own, pressing her against his body. "No! I won't remember that!" Lina's mind took over the dream and skipped to when she was rescued. (A/N: She's still a virgin, in case you wondered)
Gourry had been fumbling, trying to get his pants off one-handed, when Zelgadis was torn away from Lina's leg. Gourry looked up to see what all the commotion was, and stared in shock. Xellos was charging toward him, his eyes promising a long and painful death. Lina groaned at that precise moment, which brought Xellos back to sanity. Xellos picked Gourry up as if he weighed nothing, and threw him to the side, hurrying to get to Lina. He gently picked her up into his arms and said to her, "It'll be alright now," and teleported her to his place. (The rest you know! But guess what....)
At least that was what was supposed to happen at the end. Lina was confused, for in the dream this time, Xellos had said, "I love you Lina..."
(A/N: I don't want you losing interest now you know who did it, b/c I promise there are some more twists just waitin to be written. Next chapter should have some limey L/X in it, sorry I couldn't put that in the summary, but I didn't wanna ruin it at the beginning.)