Lina hungrily wandered the halls of the mansion searching for food. The
letter had promised continental breakfast and it was well past breakfast
hours. In fact, it was after brunch time, too! It was actually midnight.
She'd eaten nothing but Amelia's nightgown in the past day. Lina had never
experienced such hunger before.
Suddenly, she stopped right where she was and her eyes grew wide. In front of her was a door. Not just any door. A magical door that caused dreams to become realities. A door that lead to paradise. The door had a sign on it announcing just how wonderful it was. The sign said 'Kitchen' across it.
Immediately, Lina began to salivate. After a moment of gawking at the door, a string of drool hanging from her mouth, she rushed forward into the kitchen. The door swung open and revealed to her just how wonderful life could be.
The room was quite large. There where three large ovens, next to which was a giant cutting board. The cutting board had a bloody knife sticking out of it. Not too far away from that was a door leading to the freezer and the next door down was the food pantry.
Eagerly, Lina rushed to the food pantry. Before opening the door she prepared herself for a moment. You just can't rush these things. Five seconds later the door was flung open.
.But the site that lay before Lina wasn't what she had been expecting. It was a terrifying site. She shrieked and fell backwards.
"It. it can't BE!!!" Lina gasped, "There's NO food!!!" Her breathing quickened and she felt ready to pass out. But then she something in the back corner. She rushed over to it, hoping it would be something to eat. But the site was almost as horrible as no food. She screamed again. It was health cookies!
~~~~~
Filia sighed in content as Betty kneaded her back, seeming to know all of her sore spots. Her tension was melting away. It felt so nice.
She thought to herself, 'I wish I could get massages every day. Maybe I could teach Jilias or Gravos to. Wait, no! .Oh well, at least Xellos isn't here. Forgetting Xellos.. Forgetting Xellos.. Forgetting Xellos.. Forget-' Her thoughts were interrupted as she noticed Xellos standing next to her.
"What do you want, Xellos?" Filia asked crossly.
He grinned down at her; "You're not the only one who needs a massage around here? When's my turn?"
Betty smiled pleasantly at him; "I'm almost done with Filia so I'll be able to-"
"Actually," he stopped her, "I was hoping Filia could do it."
Filia growled to herself and was about to storm away when they all heard a scream.
~~~~~
Gourry scratched his head as he looked at the bathroom doors. There were two of them. Each had a picture of a person on it. They were the same except one wore a skirt. 'But which one do I use?' he wondered. His thought process stopped as he heard a scream from nearby.
~~~~~
Zelgadis was filing his skin. He couldn't tell the calluses from the rocks but he didn't really care. Maybe he could just file all the rocks off and paint his skin. The filing was interrupted as a scream was heard.
~~~~~
Lina heard the scream, too. Mostly because she was the one screaming. She soon noticed that Filia, Xellos, Betty, Gourry, and Zelgadis were standing behind her wondering why she was screaming and if she would shut up any time soon.
She couldn't tell them why she was screaming because she was too busy screaming, so she just pointed in front of her where they all saw what the problem was.
She was sitting in front of the freezer where, not only were they out of steak, but the chef had been brutally murdered.
"Mr. Wisley!" Betty gasped and rushed forward to get a better look. It seemed as though he had been pushed into the freezer and left there for a while. That must have been how he died. Or perhaps it was the knife sticking out of his back. And there was the possibility that he was dead because he was hanging from a noose. Otherwise it was a mystery.
"Well, that explains where HE'S been, but what about the maid?" Zelgadis asked. They all thought for a moment.
"Oh! THERE she is!" Gourry said as he pointed to another dead body.
"Gourry!" Lina smacked him over the head, "That's NOT the maid! That's Amelia!" Everyone gasped. Then they realized that it really was the maid. They sighed in relief, then realized that the maid had been murdered and gasped again.
"Where IS Amelia?" Zelgadis asked.
~~~~~
Amelia rubbed her eyes as she walked down the hallway. It was bad enough she had to sleep in her clothes because Lina ate her nightgown, but now Lina had woken her up with all the screaming.
'She'd better have a good excuse.' Amelia thought to herself angrily.
Just then, she ran into somebody.
"Ms. Lina is that you?" Amelia asked groggily.
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To be protracted.
Sorry, I just thought that word might make me seem smarter. Did it work?
Suddenly, she stopped right where she was and her eyes grew wide. In front of her was a door. Not just any door. A magical door that caused dreams to become realities. A door that lead to paradise. The door had a sign on it announcing just how wonderful it was. The sign said 'Kitchen' across it.
Immediately, Lina began to salivate. After a moment of gawking at the door, a string of drool hanging from her mouth, she rushed forward into the kitchen. The door swung open and revealed to her just how wonderful life could be.
The room was quite large. There where three large ovens, next to which was a giant cutting board. The cutting board had a bloody knife sticking out of it. Not too far away from that was a door leading to the freezer and the next door down was the food pantry.
Eagerly, Lina rushed to the food pantry. Before opening the door she prepared herself for a moment. You just can't rush these things. Five seconds later the door was flung open.
.But the site that lay before Lina wasn't what she had been expecting. It was a terrifying site. She shrieked and fell backwards.
"It. it can't BE!!!" Lina gasped, "There's NO food!!!" Her breathing quickened and she felt ready to pass out. But then she something in the back corner. She rushed over to it, hoping it would be something to eat. But the site was almost as horrible as no food. She screamed again. It was health cookies!
~~~~~
Filia sighed in content as Betty kneaded her back, seeming to know all of her sore spots. Her tension was melting away. It felt so nice.
She thought to herself, 'I wish I could get massages every day. Maybe I could teach Jilias or Gravos to. Wait, no! .Oh well, at least Xellos isn't here. Forgetting Xellos.. Forgetting Xellos.. Forgetting Xellos.. Forget-' Her thoughts were interrupted as she noticed Xellos standing next to her.
"What do you want, Xellos?" Filia asked crossly.
He grinned down at her; "You're not the only one who needs a massage around here? When's my turn?"
Betty smiled pleasantly at him; "I'm almost done with Filia so I'll be able to-"
"Actually," he stopped her, "I was hoping Filia could do it."
Filia growled to herself and was about to storm away when they all heard a scream.
~~~~~
Gourry scratched his head as he looked at the bathroom doors. There were two of them. Each had a picture of a person on it. They were the same except one wore a skirt. 'But which one do I use?' he wondered. His thought process stopped as he heard a scream from nearby.
~~~~~
Zelgadis was filing his skin. He couldn't tell the calluses from the rocks but he didn't really care. Maybe he could just file all the rocks off and paint his skin. The filing was interrupted as a scream was heard.
~~~~~
Lina heard the scream, too. Mostly because she was the one screaming. She soon noticed that Filia, Xellos, Betty, Gourry, and Zelgadis were standing behind her wondering why she was screaming and if she would shut up any time soon.
She couldn't tell them why she was screaming because she was too busy screaming, so she just pointed in front of her where they all saw what the problem was.
She was sitting in front of the freezer where, not only were they out of steak, but the chef had been brutally murdered.
"Mr. Wisley!" Betty gasped and rushed forward to get a better look. It seemed as though he had been pushed into the freezer and left there for a while. That must have been how he died. Or perhaps it was the knife sticking out of his back. And there was the possibility that he was dead because he was hanging from a noose. Otherwise it was a mystery.
"Well, that explains where HE'S been, but what about the maid?" Zelgadis asked. They all thought for a moment.
"Oh! THERE she is!" Gourry said as he pointed to another dead body.
"Gourry!" Lina smacked him over the head, "That's NOT the maid! That's Amelia!" Everyone gasped. Then they realized that it really was the maid. They sighed in relief, then realized that the maid had been murdered and gasped again.
"Where IS Amelia?" Zelgadis asked.
~~~~~
Amelia rubbed her eyes as she walked down the hallway. It was bad enough she had to sleep in her clothes because Lina ate her nightgown, but now Lina had woken her up with all the screaming.
'She'd better have a good excuse.' Amelia thought to herself angrily.
Just then, she ran into somebody.
"Ms. Lina is that you?" Amelia asked groggily.
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To be protracted.
Sorry, I just thought that word might make me seem smarter. Did it work?