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=Hi! How Are You? (Part 3)=

"OW I SCRAPED MY KNEE AS I FELL!" screamed Amelia.

She turned around as the monster did the running man toward her. "OH NO! I'M GOING TO BE SQUISHED! WHY WILL I DIE THIS WAY?"

But just as the monster was about to stomp on her, it hesitated. Its trunk-like-nose slowly fell over Amelia's frame and sniffed. Slowly, it lingered down her leg, encircled her body, and lifted her off the floor.

"What's going on?" Filia asked as she stopped running and turned to watch the scene.

"I think someone has fallen in love with someone else," Xelloss commented with a slight grin.

"Hi, how are you?" said the monster as it winked at Amelia.

Amelia began to cry. "I can't be in love with a monster!"

Gourry scratched his head. "Why not?"

Amelia had no answer to this. Anything she would say would sound unjust and that would go against everything she stood for. And so, the monster took Amelia away from the group into the depths of the cavern.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" the young girl cried out as romance music played in the background.

Xelloss watched the little tyke go. "We'll miss you!"

Syphiel was the first to speak up. "We're going to leave her here?"

Xelloss nodded. "Yup. While she's distracting the monster, we're home free! She can survive! She has the power of …um…Sharing at her side!"

"Sharing can't help you in anything like this!" Filia argued.

"Can't it?" Xelloss asked as he pranced away.

Gourry sighed. "Ah, Amelia, so noble and so caring. We'll never forget you!"

Filia bashed the boys in the head. "And we won't! I'm going to save my young roommate, and Syph's going to help me," Filia said determinedly.

"I am?"

"Aren't you?"

"O--Okay."

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Filia came back dragging a dazed Amelia and a sleeping monster behind her. "Wow, Syphiel that was amazing. I didn't know you could do that!"

"Well," Syphiel blushed; she was slightly embarrassed. "That monster didn't stand a chance against that flame thrower."

"You're too modest, Syphiel."

Gourry and Xelloss, who had been watching closely, could feel their mouths open into a big "O" shape. "W--wha--what happened?" Xelloss asked, not believing his eyes. He stepped closer to the monster and began to poke it. "I thought you were done for when it ate you, Filia.** How'd you do it?"

Filia threw the monster's carcass down another tunnel. "Well, you saw it, didn't you?"

Once they were settled - except for Lina and Zelgadiss who were still asleep - they stared at one another. Finally, Amelia voiced what Gourry thought. "What happened to Mr. Zelgadiss' pants?"

"Well," Xelloss began with a wicked grin, "After staring into Filia's lovely bald head, he threw them off and declared he never needed those again--"*

Filia shoved her hand in Xelloss' mouth. "THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, TRASH!" She turned to Amelia and said, "Well, it started with us ending finals too early."

As Filia, Xelloss and Amelia exchanged information, Gourry and Syphiel walked up to the cage. "Ms. Lina?" Syphiel began. She poked through the bars of the cage. "Ms. Lina, Gourry's here." Syphiel could barely keep the quiver from her voice. She stood up straighter and shook her head. No! I will support them! "Ms. Lina?" Syphiel stuck her hand in the cage and pushed Lina over so they could see her face.

X'D was the face that greeted them.

"HOLY SH--" Syphiel turned away and gagged.

Gourry who had been watching her followed her and patted her back to comfort her. "It's okay. You're only human," he murmured into Syphiel's ear as she heaved.*

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They found the area where the trap door was, but when Syphiel ray winged up, she noticed that the trap door was sealed shut with a soft "YESSSSSSSSSS Zoamulgustar!" echoing above followed by a: "WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING IN MY OFFICE, MARTINA?"

Retreating to the ground, she told everyone what had happened. Deciding that they should search out another exit, they left to go down one hallway, Xelloss in the lead, and Gourry lagging behind as he dragged the cage with him.

"Why haven't they awakened yet?" Filia asked as she stared inside the cage.

Syphiel shrugged. "Amelia and I tried a few spells, but everything we did…they just wouldn't wake up. It could be that powdery stuff the bunny sprayed on them. I think it was something called sleeping powder."

Xelloss stopped in mid stride and turned around. "Pricked their fingers on a spinning wheel you say?"

Filia, Gourry, Syphiel, and Amelia fell.

"WE DIDN'T SAY THAT AT ALL YOU LOWEST FORM OF ALL THAT LIVE!" Filia cried out as she bashed Xelloss with a rock.

Gourry rubbed his chin. "Yes, but we took a test on sleeping powder in history class--" he said.

"No we didn't, Gourry," Amelia whispered from the background.

Gourry continued. "Sleeping powder has the same cure as some of the fairy tale stories. The people must be kissed by someone in order to wake up."

"It's worth a shot," Filia finally said.

"How do we get them out of the cage?" asked Syphiel.

Filia turned to Xelloss and he smirked. "Fine, but granny panties are panties too. Remember that, Filia." Filia looked at him in confusion as Xelloss disappeared and reappeared inside the cage. He picked up Zelgadiss and Lina disappeared and reappeared outside. He laid both of them on the ground, took out a fork and spoon as drool dribbled down his chin, and said, "Who's first? They both look tasty!"

Syphiel pushed Gourry forward. "Go on, Mr. Gourry, kiss Ms. Lina! Kiss her passionately. Kiss her like you were kissing a rabbit," she said in a happy tone. Filia and Amelia glanced at Syphiel. She smiled shakily at them and turned her head away. "Good luck, Lina," she whispered softly.

"Rabbit?" Amelia asked.

"Then I've got Zelly," Xelloss sang. As he bent over, Amelia slugged his face as Filia kicked his rear. He crumpled up into a small accordion like object and fluttered to the ground. "Fine, we'll just leave him like this" he sang as he got up, picked up Zel, and started doing a jig with him.

Meanwhile, Gourry sat over Lina's figure. He looked up at Syphiel who turned away.

Her body was beginning to tremble uncontrollably and she cursed herself for showing her weakness. She took a deep breath and waited patiently.

Gourry was about to get up; his eyes caught the slight movement in Syphiel's body. What is wrong with her? But, he remembered that he had to help Lina first. He stared at Lina's face,

"You kiss rabbits? " Amelia asked.

…bent over…

"Why do you kiss rabbits? How does it feel? "Amelia asked, trying to get an answer.

…and…

Lina's eyes opened. "PERVERT!" she screamed out and punched Gourry so hard this his body flew toward the wall of the cavern. The wall shook, and then collapsed, revealing a way out.

Lina stood up, red in the face and dusting off her clothes. "What the heck happened while I was asleep?" she yelled as she stomped her way out of the cavern.

Everyone just stared at one another and followed her out.

They all forgot about Zelgadiss who remained asleep while dancing with Xelloss and Gourry who was knocked out. Gourry turned, sucked on his thumb and whispered, "Hi! How are you?"

"I'm fine Gourry-poo," Xelloss sang in a lullaby form to him.

=End Chapter=

*Gotten from the Simpsons

**I forgot, actually.  This was from somewhere else, so I won't take the credit.

A/N: *Grins sheepishly* Yea. This wasn't that great. *Shrugs* Oh well. Look for the next chapter: Battle! Friendships Being Tested! It'll be more serious than I'm use to in this story...or at least as serious as I can make it (hehehhehehehehehehe) Later!