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Also the words that are in Italics are their thoughts.

Chapter 3 Where to Next? :

Last time on The Adventure Begins:

(The waiter hands Zel a yellow letter and leaves the room. Zel opens the letter and looks at the cloak and other posesions.

'Do not try and find me. Keep away from the forest.'

The letter was plain and simple.)

A knock at the door causes Zel to jump.

"Master Zel? Are you in there?"

It was Amelia. Her voice was small and had a high-pitched whine mingled with it. Zel knew exactly what she wanted.

"I was wondering if…"

She opened the door and found Zel stuffing away some things.

"Zel. What was that?"

Zel turns to see Amelia trying to peer over his shoulder. He puts the bag behind his back to taught Amelia.

"Nothing. Why would you care anyway?"

"Hey! Don't make it sound as if I never care for you…"

Amelia thinks about what she just said,

"So you do care for me?"

"NO, that's not what I mean! Just tell me what is in that bag!"

"No. You came for something?"

"Yes, I wanted to know how you…"

"How I had all that money?"

"Well…yeah."

"I don't have it."

"Not anymore. You spent most of it on us last night."

"No. I never had it."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing."

"Zel…"

"Heeeey! Ayie yie yie yie…I'm a little butterfly!"

Gourry and Lina's voices bellowed from the doorway. Zel rolls his eyes and turns around to throw more things into his bag. Amelia puts her head in her hand and shakes it.

"This is so embarrassing."

Amelia mutters under her breath. Lina places a hand around Amelia and grabs Gourry. Zel turns to find Lina and Gourry trying to stifle their laughter. Amelia's face gradually turns red.

'Oh great here it comes. I better do something.'

Zel watches Amelia socks Gourry in the face and pushes Lina away from her. Lina lands flat on her face. A tiny smile etches its way across Zel's face. Lina crawls over to Gourry then waits for Amelia to calm down a little before getting up. As Lina helps Gourry stand up they both brake out laughing at the seriousness of Amelia's face. Amelia turns around beat red and rolls up he sleeves to prepare for the next blow. Zel slings his bag over his shoulder.

"Hey, before Amelia gets Lina angry enough to use Dragon Slave, we need to decide where we are going to go next."

Amelia stops and remembers the when Lina used Dragon Slave last. She looks back at Zel like they had been having the 'destination' talk for a while now. Lina and Gourry stop laughing and actually look as if they were in deep thought for the first time in weeks, possibly months. Zel continues.

"Well I heard that there is a forest around these parts that have quite an interesting sound to it. Maybe we can score some more money or some unusual goods. But what ever you think."

"That sounds like a good idea."

"Especially since we have no place to go Lina. No thanks to you, you got us kicked out of the kingdom for a while."

"Well at least where ever we go no one will really know who we are. That way we don't get into much trouble. Unless…you decide to get Lina angry again."

"Shut Up! Gourry! You fish brain! I swear!"
"Well we should get going so we can buy supplies before we go. Get your stuff together."

Lina smiles and nods her head she drags Gourry behind her as she exits the room. Amelia was left standing in Zel's room. She opens her mouth to say something, but Zel interrupts her.

"Tell the others I will be waiting at the northern outskirts of town. When you are all ready we will enter the forest."

Zel walks out of the room leaving Amelia standing alone in the room.

"Just as mysterious as always and just as much as a lone wolf as always."

Zel stood in silence and peace for once in a long while. He when it wouldn't last long. So he tried to soak as much up as possible. Soon he heard familiar traveling sounds of Amelia and Lina. He heard Gourry asking them stupid questions that should be common sense.

"So when do we leave?"

"Now."

Zel points to an endless grove of trees. Lina, Gourry and Amelia heads turn to see a frightening sight. To Zel it did not seem that bad.

"Alright. Lets go! Com' on Gourry!"

Lina grabs Gourry's and runs toward the forest with Amelia close behind. Zel stood still as a flash of the mysterious figure snapped in his head. He smiled at the thought of the hunt. He was not about to let a chance like this go. Amelia turns around and yells at Zel.

"Com' on! Lets go!"

Zel looks up at Lina dragging Gourry and Amelia running backwards looking at him. He shrugs his shoulders and walks toward Amelia. Then he picks up speed and runs to catch up to the rest.

Reviewers:

Yuta: Hey thanks for the reviews! Well anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! I hope you will like what is in store! You will just have to see what is going to happen and who this person is! ^_~

Darkstar: Hey thanks for the review and the tips… I don't think I quite got it but I hope I did better this time! Well I'm glad that you liked it! I hope that you will like what is going to come!