I don't own Slayers.

Anyway, I promised some romance way back in chapter 1. However, I'm not a good romance writer so…hehehehehehehehehehehe…Anyway, I got this idea from the I Love Lucy Show. Ah, Lucy and your crazy shenanigans.

Anyway, before I begin, this needs to be explained.

The History of Finals: During this time all the students, whether they be male, female, or ambiguous, start to be nice to one another. This is because they understand each other's pain.

=Romance?! The Gift That Keeps on Giving!=

The person smiled as they set their pen on the table. This will be an interesting adventure. They thought as they saw someone pass by. They eyed the other person's long flowing blonde hair and blue eyes. The person couldn't help but smirk as the blonde sat down in front of them.

Quietly, they slipped the letter in his backpack and crawled out of the classroom.

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"Lina?" Syphiel opened the door of their room and saw the aforementioned girl lying in her bed with the sheets strewn about her. Drool was slowly dribbling out of her mouth. Her eyes were halfway open. It looked almost like she were dead, or in a scary flirtatious mode. Syphiel screamed. It was the scariest thing she'd ever scene.

Lina jumped out of bed and started screaming to no one in particular, "FIRE! FIRE! WOMEN FIRST, LEAVE THE MEN TO THEIR OWN BUISNESS!" She looked up at Syphiel and frowned. "Doesn't anyone in this dorm room do anything but scream?"

Following that question, Amelia screamed.

Lina sighed and rolled over. This was going to be one of those days. Just as she was closing her eyes, the alarm rang. "Damn it. Class."

She passed by Gourry as he was heading to PE class. "Oh, Lina. I was suppose to give this to you yesterday, but I forgot."


He handed her a list of something, obviously from her sister, and something else…was it a letter? Why did it have little dancing hippos on it?

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"Today, we'll be working with our partners."

Lina stared at the teacher. Gourry was in love with her? Well of course someone would like me, but…What about Syphiel? She turned to her partner, which happened to be Zel. She smirked at him and he frowned at her…he was probably still angry at the whole Xelloss picture thing…

"Did you finish your half yesterday?" he asked.

Lina's eyebrows snapped down in thought. What was she suppose to do? "Uh…oh yea." Lina fished in her backpack and pulled out several crumbled sheets.

Just as she was handing them to Zel, a letter was given to the teacher. "Inverse," the teacher cried out, "your sister wants to see you." The teacher's eyebrows started rising up and down.

Will he stop doing that? She thought to herself.

Zel watched Lina turn an odd green color as she walked…well walk wasn't the right way to word it…it looked like she were gliding across the aisle.

Zel looked down at her work and grimaced. It was messy as usual with singe marks at the corner and food all over it. Then he noticed a small pink note on the side.

My one true love… it began. Zel's eyes grew large as he stared around the classroom. Lina likes me? he thought to himself.

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Zel couldn't really believe it. He sat in science class with his lab partner, Amelia. She was talking about the horrors of the guys bathroom when he felt that tingly sensation. All this talk of bathrooms makes me want to go and take a... Zel raised his hand to excuse himself and got up to leave when Amelia tugged on his sleeve.

"I can take some notes for you Mr. Zelgadiss," she said thoughtfully.

Zel nodded and took out his notebook. He handed it to her and left the classroom.

Amelia searched for a clear page when a small note fell out. She picked it up and read, "Your voice is as soothing as the whispers of the sea…" She blushed scarlet as she shoved the note in her pocket. Mr. Zelgadiss likes me? I knew it!

When Zel came back from the little boys room, Amelia kept winking at him. He stared at her blankly as he tried to figure out what was going on. Maybe she has severe medical problems, he thought to himself.

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Amelia ran into Xelloss during music appreciation class. They were chatting about one thing or another, when Amelia remembered that she owed Xelloss some money (that was probably after Xelloss kept saying something about how he wished he had enough money to eat…or how he needed money to get some books…or how he had money but he had leant it to someone who's name started with an 'A' and ended with a 'melia'). "Oh, it would be unjust if I didn't pay you back, Mr. Xelloss."

Amelia reached into her pocket and shoved a neatly folded wad of bills at Xelloss. He thanked the young girl and turned around. He had to make sure he wasn't getting conned. As he counted, he noticed a small letter fall out. Opening it slowly, Xelloss read: Your eyes are so mysterious…

Xelloss looked up from the note and glanced at Amelia. She was smiling happily at him. Xelloss felt himself start to gag. This girl likes me? He glanced at the note again and read the line over and over. Your eyes are so mysterious… He turned to Amelia and said, "Well of course they are. I never open them!"

Amelia looked back at Xelloss as if he were mad, then shrugged. "Mr. Xelloss, I like you better when you lighten up."

Xelloss nearly cried out in pain.

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Lunchtime came. Filia had hidden her shiny scalp in an 80 gallon cowboy hat…it was the only thing she could find. She plopped the ice cream scoop into the creamy vat of green mashed potatoes and saw Xelloss strut her way. Xelloss! She burned with anger and hatred for him.

"Howdy, my little bowling ball head. How are you?" Xelloss grinned at her.

"I'm fine, you poor excuse for a living being? How is life under Phil?"

Xelloss mouth twisted down. He reached into his pocket and threw something at her forehead. "It's a secret," he replied as he stormed off.

Filia found the piece of paper that he threw at her and was about to retaliate, but she saw her supervisor. She smiled sourly and opened the paper. Her eyes popped out of her head and she screamed all the way to the girl's bathroom…the only safe place.

"What does he mean by 'I have wanted to touch your skin?'"

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Syphiel was shocked when Filia ran into her in the bathroom. "What is it, Ms. Filia?" Syphiel held the other girl in her arms. She could feel Filia shaking violently.

"I--I--" Filia handed Syphiel the note and ran inside one of the stalls.

Syphiel opened the paper then stared at the stall that the cowboy hat was trembling in. Filia…likes me? Syphiel gulped. She read the note again.

You are the best thing that could have ever happened to me.

No one had ever liked her like that. She was a little flattered. But that must be why she's so upset. I'm probably the first girl she's had a crush on! Syphiel realized. "It's okay, Ms. Filia. I'll keep your problem a secret." Different blonde that I was hoping for… poppycock.

Through the sniffles, Filia said, "Thanks Syphiel. You really are the best."

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Syphiel ran into Gourry at the nurses office. She was just completing her time there when he came in with a bad bruise. "Oh! Gourry!" she cried out and went to look for an ice pack.

When she came back in, he was lying on the bed. She placed a cold pack against his face and asked him what happened.

"Lina was real pissed about something. She was talking about some letter, but I didn't know what she meant…she really walloped me bad."

Syphiel held her breath. The letter? Is it the same letter in my pocket?

The letter burned through her. Does Lina like Gourry?

She looked at Gourry who just smiled at her. She could feel her heart breaking just a little. Her best friend liked the man who she had loved since she was really young…

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Lina had waited in Luna's office for the longest time. She had ran into Gourry who had acted like he didn't know anything about any letter. It really pisses me off when people play dumb! Lina was still fuming.

Suddenly, the door opened and in walked Luna and a girl in green hair. Luna shoved the girl with green hair down on the seat next to Lina.

"This," Luna tilted her head toward the green haired girl, "is Martina. She just told me that she's mad that the guys and girl's aren't getting along."

Lina replied with a dumb smile on her face and her hands clinching the chairs. "I don't know what she means."

Luna's lips stretched into a nasty little grin. "She says that you and the dorm room next to you have been going through a little…tiff."

Martina jumped up, her green hair bouncing as she jabbed a finger into Lina's face. "SHE HAS BEEN MAKING ALL THE GUYS HATE ME! WHAT A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE FATE FOR ME! THE MEN WILL BE DEPRIVED OF THIS WONDERFUL BODY JUST BECAUSE THAT" her finger flew closer to Lina, "UGLY PIECE OF FILTH HAS STARTED PICKING ON A FEW OF THEM!"

The flame haired girl lost her patience. She bit down on that finger that Martina held in front of her. It tasted like feet.

"Lina!" Luna scolded. "Settle down. An Inverse shouldn't act this way in public." Lina did as her sister told her. Luna glanced at Martina and slowly got out of her chair. "As for you, you little hussy," Martina tried to back away with no avail as the room got to zero degrees Celsius, "DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO MY SISTER THAT WAY OR YOU'LL FEEL MY WRATH." The room got back to normal temperature suddenly, and Luna sat in her chair with a cheery smile plastered on her face. "Now, tell me what you did to try and get everyone on happy terms."

Martina was staring at her fingers. "I--I put a love note into Mr. Gabriev's backpack."

Lina jumped out of her chair and stared at Martina. "YOU WHAT?"

Luna snapped once again. "LINA, DIDN'T I JUST TELL YOU THAT AN INVERSE DOESN'T ACT THAT WAY IN PUBLIC?" She waited for Lina's nod before she continued. "Now, I'll be leaving you two alone to discuss the situation."

Martina was in shock. "You're going to what?"

But Luna was already out the door, locking it behind her. She heard her little sister's evil cackle and saw many explosions. Luna smirked and walked away.

=End Chapter=

Little Golden Saturday also helped out with this chapter. Thankie Golden Saturday!