Authors Note: I pretty much had to write the beginning of the movie verbatim. I felt it was necessary since not a lot of people had seen it, and thus had to be properly introduced to it. So, for most I hope reading the intro isn't a chore.



Chapter 1.

It was the last of the semester, in celebration the glass had gone on a trip with their teacher to the beach. The bus was merrily abuzz with activity as students talked, laughed, and reminisced about the school year.

It was in the back where a high-spirited young man punched his cohort in the shoulder, eliciting a blink from the target of said violent outburst. He looked somewhat confused that he'd been distracted from the moving scenery of the window.

The punched one lifted a hand to scratch his head, his blue eyes showing their usual charming vacuousness, "Why'd you punch me?"

Zangulus sighed, lowering his head and lifting his hand to pat Gourry on the shoulder, "Cause I'm glad ya dragged me along for this. It sounded lame, but it's pretty cool just getting to hang out with everybody from school. Without the school part."

Gourry grinned, and wordlessly delivered his fist to his cohorts face. Zangulus saw stars as he fell out of his chair and into the aisle of the bus. Leaping to his feet, he almost had steam shooting from his eas as he yelled, "What was that for?!"

Gourry smiled good-naturedly, "Cause you hit me first."

Zalngulus sputtered unintelligibly for a minute before throwing up his hands and sitting back down with a huff. He mumbled something beneath his breath about thickheadedness, but it went unheard amidst all the chatter.

Gourry went back to watching the entertainment of the moving scenery before he was distracted yet again. This time by someone hitting him on top of his head. He was about to give Zangulus a piece of his mind, but turned his head upwards, and saw red.

Specifically he saw red hair and red eyes. Gourry smiled at the sight, while Lina sighed and shook her head, "Gourry, you have to learn your own strength, you lummox."

Gourry, thinking it was rather nice compliment from Lina, grinned, "Thanks."

Lina knew better than to argue, and shook her head, "Don't mention it. Anyways.. Stop staring out the window and talk to us."

Gourry sighed. Talking to the girls always seemed to get him in trouble. He looked sheepishly at Lina, "Uh.. What do you want to talk about?"

Lina glanced upward to look at the person was turned around in her seat to talk to Gurry, and who'd been staring at him for a while, "Sylphiel. I'm sure you have something to say to him."

Sylphiel blushed in that shy manner that so characterized her, "Oh. I just figured that he'd tell us about hitting that winning run in the championship game.. It was amazing."

A third female voice piped in. From beside Sylphiel rose a head of golden hair, "Sylphiel, what moe would you want to know about it? You were sitting at the front row, and you haven't stalked talking about it all week."

Sylphiel possibly turned even more red, "W-well.. I.." She disappeared for a moment. Returning, she pushed a small bag towards Gourry, "Please have these cookies I made you," she blurted out.

Gourry for once lost interest immediately in the window and made a grab for the small bag, beaming at Sylphiel as though she were an angel sent from above, "Thank you!" He held the bag reverently, as though it were a mirage. Unfortunately. He who hesitates is lost. The bag disappeared like a puff of smoke.

Gourry looked for a moment, before he spotted his treasure in the greedy hands of Lina, who was merrily munching on the little treats and looking very satisfied as she did so, "Mm! Thee fur gud!"

Gourry lunged, Lina evaded, and thusly did all hell break loose. Zangulus made a valiant attempt to flee the unpcoming storm, but was dragged in regardless. Fists furiously flew all over a small bag of precious, precious cookies.

Sylphiel gasped and covered her mouth with her hand as she watched such violence. Filia rolled her eyes and sat back down in her seat, getting back to the book she'd been reading.

The ruckus continued for a moment longer before someone from the front of the bus streaked in, and commanded in a booming voice, "Stop fighting!"

All activity ceased. Five pairs of eyes hesitantly turned towards the peacekeeper. They were greeted with the familiar sight of a short girl with hair that stuck out at both sides, arms crossed defiantly across her chest.

The fighting ones all nodded, "Yes, class rep." They voiced in unison.

Said class rep then smiled brightly, almost blindingly. Producing a small digital camera, she gestured at the group, "Now get in close, I want to get you all in the frame." Some hesitated, causing her to frown, "Come on now, show some spirit."

Finally they all clumped together and smiled, before being somewhat dazzled by the flash. After taking a moment, they all crowded around the screen to see how it came out.

Lina was the first to let her opinion known, "You cut part of my head off!"

Gourry looked at Lina concernedly, then in confusion as he head seemed to be all there.

"In the picture, dummy."

"Oh."

Lina sighed, but then turned to Amelia and smiled, "Email that to me, okay?'

Amelia nodded, "Of course! I'll send it to you all.'

Gourry zoned out to all the chatter. He went back to watching the window thoughtfully.. And yet.. Something seemed odd. He thought he saw people in uniforms. Oh well. Tunnel coming up. Nothing to see. He yawned, coming to the conclusion it was a good idea to catch up on some sleep.

He had no idea that the rest of his class would have the same idea. Voluntarily or not.