CHAPTER TWO: Walking man's road
View point Lina
Gourry unwraps his warm arms from my waist and places his hands on my shoulders. He's smiling like an idiot but I don't care much because I am too. It feels great to be back with him again. He really is my best friend; no one can take that away. He says nice things about how good it is to see me again and how much he missed my company. He puts an arm around my shoulder again, just to feel me there and I let him. He asks me about what I've done and tells me what he's found. He even gets me to laugh a couple of times. The sun is starting to get around noon point when he gets around to an unstable topic.
"Hey Lina," his grin seems to get even bigger, "I have a surprise for you!" I look up into his eyes; they have this evil tint to them.
'Ok, what is it?'
With some difficulty Gourry pulls a scabbard from its position, braced across his back. He wipes some of the dust of travel from it and hands it to me. I take a look at the sword, Gourry is smiling like a cat on cream, I look at it again, 'Gourry, where did you get this?' I'm honestly bewildered as to how his face is staying on, he appears to be all upturned lips and teeth, 'Less talk, more walk, I'll tell you on the way.'
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The sword in my hand seems to hum as we approach the gates of Seyruun. Gourry's jovial behaviour seems to have faded slightly, though not beyond recognition. We have been travelling for about three days now, more than enough time for Gourry to tell me about the sword he gave me. It seems Amelia was keeping it for him and he decided to give it to me. While I was aware he had found many swords over the years we'd been searching, I did not know he had been sending them to Amelia for safekeeping.
I also did not know why we were going to Seyruun and what on earth this damned sword was supposed to DO! Gourry told me I would have to get used to it before I could draw it out of its scabbard! WHAT USE IS THAT???? The only thing I know for sure about the stupid thing is that it is metal and it has an intricate design that includes many metallic lumps and one gem. I know this because I used it to try and beat Gourry over the head with. I got all the more upset when he told me to stop being a little girl and to enjoy our trip to visit Amelia or he'd turn the cart around. (I did not understand that statement, we were on foot)
In short I was quite annoyed at being kept out of the loop.
I sighed as Gourry began to walk faster, he was treating me like a grown person, I realised. I'd had a bad day and he'd wanted to behave on an adult level. I hated it when he did that, it often meant we were on even ground. It also meant he could keep things from me. He had said that the sword I was carrying contained a great potential for sorcery. The sonnofabitch just hadn't given me any whys at all. WHY he gave me the sword, WHY it was important and WHY it was such a great idea to go to Seyruun (well, he told me he gave me the sword as a 'nice-to-see-you-again' gift'.
Just as we are about to enter the city, Gourry stops. He looks over at me somewhat guiltily and I cannot help but feel for him, I can't resist his puppy dog eyes. Gourry stares at the gates for a moment, 'We need to talk,' he doesn't look at me but walks towards the side of the road. It's beginning to get dark. I take a glance at my sword, it may not have been the most interesting one I'd seen but it most certainly was the most unique I'd ever felt. I followed him.
When we'd travelled about one hundred metres, he stopped. Gourry turned to face me, his eyes bearing down straight onto mine. Gourry let them fall and gave a half-hearted kick at a rock, 'I'm sorry I haven't told you much Lina,' he said, 'But I'm having some troubles at the moment, with something I thought I'd left behind.' He looked up to see if I was angry, I said nothing and he took this as a good sign. 'It came to Amelia's attention a few days ago and I wanted to come to Seyruun to see what I could do about it.' Gourry stepped forward and placed his large hands over mine, 'I'm sorry for getting you upset but I didn't know what to say. Please give me time to sort it out on my own though, I really need it.' His tone became pleading, 'Please Lina.'
I thought about it for moment. Gourry really did deserve some kind of sufferance for this but… I felt his hands tighten ever so slightly around mine. 'Gourry?' he blinked, 'Gourry, tell me what this sword is.'
'It's a gift Lina,'
'Yes but what kind of sword is it?'
'It's just the kind you give to a person; after they've had it for a while it becomes a part of them. The sword changes so it is useful to the receiver.'
'Why'd you give it to me?'
'I wanted to, that's all.'
'You will tell what this is about won't you?'
'When I've got it all sorted…'
'Pro-m-ise!' he became quiet for a while.
'I promise Lina, solemnly.'
I became aware that we were standing remarkably close together. I felt my breathing quicken in the twilight and I can feel his warmth radiating into me. He moves his arms to envelope my waist and I can smell his soft strength, as odd as that may sound. I move my head to lean into him and I listen to his heartbeat. 'Lina?' I look up at him, 'Thank you.' He leans down and kisses me gently on the lips. I can feel my heart pounding. I drape my arms around Gourry's shoulders and we kiss beneath stars for the first time.
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I wrote this while I had a middle ear infection, I still have the aforesaid ailment. If you wish to write any flames (and you are welcome to) please wait until I get better to do so, say, 16th May 2002. Til then, thank you for reading me ficcy!
View point Lina
Gourry unwraps his warm arms from my waist and places his hands on my shoulders. He's smiling like an idiot but I don't care much because I am too. It feels great to be back with him again. He really is my best friend; no one can take that away. He says nice things about how good it is to see me again and how much he missed my company. He puts an arm around my shoulder again, just to feel me there and I let him. He asks me about what I've done and tells me what he's found. He even gets me to laugh a couple of times. The sun is starting to get around noon point when he gets around to an unstable topic.
"Hey Lina," his grin seems to get even bigger, "I have a surprise for you!" I look up into his eyes; they have this evil tint to them.
'Ok, what is it?'
With some difficulty Gourry pulls a scabbard from its position, braced across his back. He wipes some of the dust of travel from it and hands it to me. I take a look at the sword, Gourry is smiling like a cat on cream, I look at it again, 'Gourry, where did you get this?' I'm honestly bewildered as to how his face is staying on, he appears to be all upturned lips and teeth, 'Less talk, more walk, I'll tell you on the way.'
center^-^ ^-^ ^-^
The sword in my hand seems to hum as we approach the gates of Seyruun. Gourry's jovial behaviour seems to have faded slightly, though not beyond recognition. We have been travelling for about three days now, more than enough time for Gourry to tell me about the sword he gave me. It seems Amelia was keeping it for him and he decided to give it to me. While I was aware he had found many swords over the years we'd been searching, I did not know he had been sending them to Amelia for safekeeping.
I also did not know why we were going to Seyruun and what on earth this damned sword was supposed to DO! Gourry told me I would have to get used to it before I could draw it out of its scabbard! WHAT USE IS THAT???? The only thing I know for sure about the stupid thing is that it is metal and it has an intricate design that includes many metallic lumps and one gem. I know this because I used it to try and beat Gourry over the head with. I got all the more upset when he told me to stop being a little girl and to enjoy our trip to visit Amelia or he'd turn the cart around. (I did not understand that statement, we were on foot)
In short I was quite annoyed at being kept out of the loop.
I sighed as Gourry began to walk faster, he was treating me like a grown person, I realised. I'd had a bad day and he'd wanted to behave on an adult level. I hated it when he did that, it often meant we were on even ground. It also meant he could keep things from me. He had said that the sword I was carrying contained a great potential for sorcery. The sonnofabitch just hadn't given me any whys at all. WHY he gave me the sword, WHY it was important and WHY it was such a great idea to go to Seyruun (well, he told me he gave me the sword as a 'nice-to-see-you-again' gift'.
Just as we are about to enter the city, Gourry stops. He looks over at me somewhat guiltily and I cannot help but feel for him, I can't resist his puppy dog eyes. Gourry stares at the gates for a moment, 'We need to talk,' he doesn't look at me but walks towards the side of the road. It's beginning to get dark. I take a glance at my sword, it may not have been the most interesting one I'd seen but it most certainly was the most unique I'd ever felt. I followed him.
When we'd travelled about one hundred metres, he stopped. Gourry turned to face me, his eyes bearing down straight onto mine. Gourry let them fall and gave a half-hearted kick at a rock, 'I'm sorry I haven't told you much Lina,' he said, 'But I'm having some troubles at the moment, with something I thought I'd left behind.' He looked up to see if I was angry, I said nothing and he took this as a good sign. 'It came to Amelia's attention a few days ago and I wanted to come to Seyruun to see what I could do about it.' Gourry stepped forward and placed his large hands over mine, 'I'm sorry for getting you upset but I didn't know what to say. Please give me time to sort it out on my own though, I really need it.' His tone became pleading, 'Please Lina.'
I thought about it for moment. Gourry really did deserve some kind of sufferance for this but… I felt his hands tighten ever so slightly around mine. 'Gourry?' he blinked, 'Gourry, tell me what this sword is.'
'It's a gift Lina,'
'Yes but what kind of sword is it?'
'It's just the kind you give to a person; after they've had it for a while it becomes a part of them. The sword changes so it is useful to the receiver.'
'Why'd you give it to me?'
'I wanted to, that's all.'
'You will tell what this is about won't you?'
'When I've got it all sorted…'
'Pro-m-ise!' he became quiet for a while.
'I promise Lina, solemnly.'
I became aware that we were standing remarkably close together. I felt my breathing quicken in the twilight and I can feel his warmth radiating into me. He moves his arms to envelope my waist and I can smell his soft strength, as odd as that may sound. I move my head to lean into him and I listen to his heartbeat. 'Lina?' I look up at him, 'Thank you.' He leans down and kisses me gently on the lips. I can feel my heart pounding. I drape my arms around Gourry's shoulders and we kiss beneath stars for the first time.
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I wrote this while I had a middle ear infection, I still have the aforesaid ailment. If you wish to write any flames (and you are welcome to) please wait until I get better to do so, say, 16th May 2002. Til then, thank you for reading me ficcy!
