Together Again
Gourry arrived at the forest, and began to run. The young swordsman was worried his vision was one of impending doom for Lina. He had to get to her as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Rutee jumped out of the trees. She took one look at him, and asked, "Are you the one they call Gourry Gabriev?"
"Yes," he answered, "Why do you ask?"
"My name is Rutee, Dragoon of Atwight. I am here to give you a message. Lina is waiting for you. I will take you to her," she told him. * * *
When they arrived at the clearing, Gourry saw Lina sleeping in a bed made of Atwight's fur. She was dreaming lovely dreams about food, and was smiling. He walked up to her and tried to shake her awake to no avail.
"Lina, we've got to get home," he said, "There's a lot of food, and we'll have a feast to celebrate our reunion. And I want you to meet my friend."
Rutee informed him, "She will not awaken for at least a day. The evil Kronos brought her to the Underworld in order to use her to steal the power of Mana from the three Guardian Dragons. While dead, she couldn't use her magic. But when Atwight - - the Dragon who lives here - - brought her back to life, her powers came back and totally exhausted her."
"Lina's dead!?" exclaimed Gourry.
Rutee sweatdropped. "No, she was dead but now she's alive again. You must bring her back home so she can rest up from her ordeal. When she awakens, she must slowly get used to her powers again. So let her train up a bit, then we can take on Kronos." Upon seeing Gourry's vacant expression, Rutee handed him a piece of paper that had all of the instructions on how to help Lina get better written on it. Then, Gourry picked Lina up, and they returned home.
* * *
Lina was laid on her bed and tucked in. Gourry spent the rest of the day watching over her. He hadn't realized how much she'd meant to him until she went missing. Now the young swordsman had a clear grasp of how he really felt. He wanted to spend the rest of his life traveling the world with the woman he loved - - if they ever found the way home.
The next day, Gourry rushed to Geo and asked the sorcerers at the Academy to make him a special necklace for Lina. The cord was a magically enhanced string, with a blue stone charm in the shape of a teardrop rested in the center. On either side of the charm was a blue, two black, and another blue energy bead. On the stone charm was an engraved heart. In the center of the heart was the initials GG with a plus sign under them and then the initials LI. He then had a similar one made for himself. The only difference was that the blue was switched for magenta.
When Gourry got home, Lina was still out of it. He looked down, and saw that Rooks was awake and staring at him. "Hey Rooks, do you know how she can recover faster?" he asked.
The Knight shook his head. "I've never encountered the Dragon Revive spell before, I'm sorry. You know, seeing her and you makes me think of Teefa and myself. When Teefa would get sick, I would watch over her like that. And she'd do the same for me."
"Where is Teefa anyway?" Gourry inquired, forgetting that she had turned into Tefoneus and had chased Zeril to L-Sama knows where.
But Rooks hadn't gotten the fact that Gourry forgot that detail. He just assumed that he was wondering where in the world she'd gotten to. "I don't know. But when I get better, I'll search for her again. I won't allow anyone to hurt Teefa."
Shortly after, Rooks fell asleep in order to help his wounded Core recover. Bored, Gourry also fell asleep in the chair he was sitting in since he had stayed awake all night watching over Lina. The last thing he remembered before dozing off was the peaceful sound of Lina's peaceful breathing.
* * *
Gourry woke up some time later in Lina's bed. But the sorceress wasn't anywhere to be found. Looking out the window, he found it was nighttime. Rooks was still sleeping soundly.
Gourry went downstairs in order to find out what was going on. There, he saw Lina sitting at the table and having a nice snack. When she saw him, the sorceress invited her friend over to the table to have some with her - - a rare occurrence.
"I'm so happy to be home," she whispered.
Gourry nodded his head. "And I'm happy to have you home. Lina, I want to give you something." He reached in his pocket and pulled out the blue necklace. Then he placed it around her neck. "I got this at Geo today. It's a sign of my love for you. I also brought one for myself." He then took out his own necklace and put it on. "They match. Except I'm wearing your usual colors of clothing while you have mine on."
Lina's eyes widened. "I love you too Gourry," she whispered, "Being apart from you for so long made me realize how much I truly cared."
Gourry told her, "It made me realize it too. That means even an idiot would see their true feelings after the person they loved was gone."
Lina began to laugh at her beloved's joke. She knew that she would have to go out and battle with Kronos soon. If only she still didn't feel so tired.
'When I'm completely recovered, I'm going to give that guy a piece of my mind for killing me and then using me in his evil scheme. He's gonna be Dragon Slaved so hard that he'll be feeling it for the next 200 years in the after life,' she thought.
- - - -
I'm not fighting Kronos right away. Lina'll need to have her powers completely back before she attempts it. This chapter just proves the old saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder". And the necklaces that Gourry got are based on one I made out of this special molding clay, blue paint, eight beads, and a cord. I even did write GG + LI in a heart on it.
Gourry arrived at the forest, and began to run. The young swordsman was worried his vision was one of impending doom for Lina. He had to get to her as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Rutee jumped out of the trees. She took one look at him, and asked, "Are you the one they call Gourry Gabriev?"
"Yes," he answered, "Why do you ask?"
"My name is Rutee, Dragoon of Atwight. I am here to give you a message. Lina is waiting for you. I will take you to her," she told him. * * *
When they arrived at the clearing, Gourry saw Lina sleeping in a bed made of Atwight's fur. She was dreaming lovely dreams about food, and was smiling. He walked up to her and tried to shake her awake to no avail.
"Lina, we've got to get home," he said, "There's a lot of food, and we'll have a feast to celebrate our reunion. And I want you to meet my friend."
Rutee informed him, "She will not awaken for at least a day. The evil Kronos brought her to the Underworld in order to use her to steal the power of Mana from the three Guardian Dragons. While dead, she couldn't use her magic. But when Atwight - - the Dragon who lives here - - brought her back to life, her powers came back and totally exhausted her."
"Lina's dead!?" exclaimed Gourry.
Rutee sweatdropped. "No, she was dead but now she's alive again. You must bring her back home so she can rest up from her ordeal. When she awakens, she must slowly get used to her powers again. So let her train up a bit, then we can take on Kronos." Upon seeing Gourry's vacant expression, Rutee handed him a piece of paper that had all of the instructions on how to help Lina get better written on it. Then, Gourry picked Lina up, and they returned home.
* * *
Lina was laid on her bed and tucked in. Gourry spent the rest of the day watching over her. He hadn't realized how much she'd meant to him until she went missing. Now the young swordsman had a clear grasp of how he really felt. He wanted to spend the rest of his life traveling the world with the woman he loved - - if they ever found the way home.
The next day, Gourry rushed to Geo and asked the sorcerers at the Academy to make him a special necklace for Lina. The cord was a magically enhanced string, with a blue stone charm in the shape of a teardrop rested in the center. On either side of the charm was a blue, two black, and another blue energy bead. On the stone charm was an engraved heart. In the center of the heart was the initials GG with a plus sign under them and then the initials LI. He then had a similar one made for himself. The only difference was that the blue was switched for magenta.
When Gourry got home, Lina was still out of it. He looked down, and saw that Rooks was awake and staring at him. "Hey Rooks, do you know how she can recover faster?" he asked.
The Knight shook his head. "I've never encountered the Dragon Revive spell before, I'm sorry. You know, seeing her and you makes me think of Teefa and myself. When Teefa would get sick, I would watch over her like that. And she'd do the same for me."
"Where is Teefa anyway?" Gourry inquired, forgetting that she had turned into Tefoneus and had chased Zeril to L-Sama knows where.
But Rooks hadn't gotten the fact that Gourry forgot that detail. He just assumed that he was wondering where in the world she'd gotten to. "I don't know. But when I get better, I'll search for her again. I won't allow anyone to hurt Teefa."
Shortly after, Rooks fell asleep in order to help his wounded Core recover. Bored, Gourry also fell asleep in the chair he was sitting in since he had stayed awake all night watching over Lina. The last thing he remembered before dozing off was the peaceful sound of Lina's peaceful breathing.
* * *
Gourry woke up some time later in Lina's bed. But the sorceress wasn't anywhere to be found. Looking out the window, he found it was nighttime. Rooks was still sleeping soundly.
Gourry went downstairs in order to find out what was going on. There, he saw Lina sitting at the table and having a nice snack. When she saw him, the sorceress invited her friend over to the table to have some with her - - a rare occurrence.
"I'm so happy to be home," she whispered.
Gourry nodded his head. "And I'm happy to have you home. Lina, I want to give you something." He reached in his pocket and pulled out the blue necklace. Then he placed it around her neck. "I got this at Geo today. It's a sign of my love for you. I also brought one for myself." He then took out his own necklace and put it on. "They match. Except I'm wearing your usual colors of clothing while you have mine on."
Lina's eyes widened. "I love you too Gourry," she whispered, "Being apart from you for so long made me realize how much I truly cared."
Gourry told her, "It made me realize it too. That means even an idiot would see their true feelings after the person they loved was gone."
Lina began to laugh at her beloved's joke. She knew that she would have to go out and battle with Kronos soon. If only she still didn't feel so tired.
'When I'm completely recovered, I'm going to give that guy a piece of my mind for killing me and then using me in his evil scheme. He's gonna be Dragon Slaved so hard that he'll be feeling it for the next 200 years in the after life,' she thought.
- - - -
I'm not fighting Kronos right away. Lina'll need to have her powers completely back before she attempts it. This chapter just proves the old saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder". And the necklaces that Gourry got are based on one I made out of this special molding clay, blue paint, eight beads, and a cord. I even did write GG + LI in a heart on it.