Ok this is my fifth chapter and It's pretty amusing I believe. However this
story has gotten very few reviews so I'm just posting for the heck of it.
This isn't really as high quality as I'd like it to be but, ::shrugs:: you
can't win them all. Right now I'm just continuing it for my enjoyment but
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Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know what I have to put here don't you! And you're enjoying watching me squirm. Well, you rotten people you! I don't own slayers and never will. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW!?! HUH?! (Ok sorry got a little carried away ::ducks head sheepishly:: )
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"Alright, why exactly did we have to leave again so quickly, Lina?" Zelgadis asks crankily.
"I'll tell you when we retrieve the dagger." Lina waves a hand over her shoulder startling that same black kitty.
"Meow!" it exclaims digging it's claw into her shoulder armor to stay balanced.
"Oh, Hey Kit. I almost forgot about you." Lina reaches up a hand to stroke it's fir. Of course the kitten enjoys this so...
"purr-r-r-r-r" is the sound that echoes forth.
"OH A KITTY!" Amelia starts forward positively gushing at the cuteness.
"Hisssss....." the kitten scratches a claw at Amelia just nipping her hand.
"What but..." Amelia looks positively stricken. "Why does the kitty hate me?" she says tearfully.
"It doesn't hate you Amelia." Zelgadis says softly shaking his head.
"Yes, it does." She turns to the kitten and shakes a finger at it. "Do you know little kitty that it is unjust to hate? Since things like jealousy, greed, and hate are negative emotions, they are the root of all wrong in this world!"
"meow?" Kit turns her head in confusion.
"YES, HATING IS WRONG!! TO BE A TRUE CHAMPION OF JUSTICE ONE MUST LOVE ALL, EVEN THINE ENEMIES! SO LOVE KITTY, LOVE EVERYTHING. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT LOVE AND JUSTICE WILL ALWAYS SUCCEED!" Amelia pants slightly and takes a deep breath to begin again when...
"Amelia! Will you shut up?" Lina hisses under her breath. "We are obviously running from something and you shriek about truth and justice. Don't you know that gives away our precise position?"
Amelia bows her head sheepishly, "I'm sorry Miss Lina."
"Yeah, well just keep it down ok?" Lina relents.
They continue to walk in silence the cat sitting on Lina's shoulder and purring happily. Finally, reaching the tree, Zelgadis walks up and with a clothe wrapped around his hand pulls the knife from the tree, quickly sheathing it. The knife goes easily into the makeshift holder and everyone let's out the breath they hadn't known they'd been keeping. After a second the group continues on.
"Ok, now I think you owe us an explanation Lina." Zel starts
"Alright," Lina takes a huge breath. "we had to leave because whoever sent that dagger isn't very far off."
"What? How do you know that?" Zelgadis looks incredulous. "Whoever sent that thing could very well be on the other side of the world."
Lina opens her mouth to talk before being interrupted.
"Yes Miss Lina, that dagger could have come from anywhere." Amelia starts.
Opening her mouth again she begins to speak when...
"And in a merchants shop like that..." Sylphiel trails off.
For the third time Lina opens her mouth and lifts a finger to try to get her point across.
"Meow." the kitten asks seemingly wanting an answer herself.
"Alright everyone." Gourry starts in so far being silent since having left the camp. "Maybe we should let Lina just explain it her own way?" walking up besides Lina, he reaches out a hand and strokes the kitten fir. "And that means you too Miss kitty..."
The kitten just purrs like there's no tomorrow and nudges at his hand obviously not feeling a threat from his direction.
"Go ahead Lina." Gourry says smiling happily.
"Thanks Gourry." Lina takes a breath again and begins. "First off whoever cast that spell has major mind control powers. Since, I was attacked tonight with that form of power-"
"YOU WERE WHAT?" Gourry and Zelgadis shout together while Sylphiel just gasps and Amelia starts forward intent to help.
"Where are you hurt Miss Lina, or did you heal it already?" Amelia asks urgently.
"Amelia, I was attacked using mind control not physical means." At Gourry's and Amelia's blank looks she sighs and continues. "During my sleep someone entered my thoughts and took over my body. And before anyone asks, I know the why, too. It seems whoever it is really wants me to touch that dagger there." She points to where the knife rests naturally against Zelgadis' hip.
"but Miss Lina if you were controlled through your mind how did you break the spell?" Sylphiel pipes in looking perplexed.
"I didn't, Kit did." She smiles.
"Who's kit?" Gourry asks innocently looking to all the world like a little boy.
"THE CAT, GOURRY," she points to her the kitten on her shoulder. "THE CAT!"
"Oh well than," he leans over and pats the kitten on the head. "thank you very much Miss Kitty."
The cat just purrs contentedly but doesn't move from her spot.
"Yes, thank you Kitten." Sylphiel leans forward to stroke it's fir in a similar manner.
"hisssssss." the kitten swings a paw out again.
Sylphiel smiles sweetly seemingly unperturbed, "I think this kitten is very protective of you Lina."
"That's what I'd say." Gourry leans forward and rubs his cheek against the kittens head.
"Well it seems one protector recognizes the other, eh?" Lina grins wryly.
"Like Lina needs one protector much less two." Zelgadis whispers to Amelia as they keep walking.
Finally the group falls into a peaceful silence until...
"Lina, You never explained how you knew the power was coming from near by. I mean even with a spell as strong as that they could be miles from here when they cast it. Especially since it was during your sleep." Zel says glancing her way with a question in his eyes.
"Oh, well, I knew that because whoever it was timed the spell just right so that it would effect me at the same time that you two were switching posts." her gaze switches between Gourry and Zel. "That way no one would be out when it became necessary for me to take a nice little walk in the woods."
"Ah, so that explains it." Zel says putting his long fingered hand to his chin. After long moment of thought all falls silent again.
For a long time they walk on quietly with only the sound of there
footsteps and an occasional sound from Lina or Gourry's empty stomachs. After a while comes false dawn and then, as must always be true, dawn. Just as the sun is rising over the horizon and the early morning light is reflecting softly against dewy grass there can be heard something terrifying, horrifying, in fact it is frightening beyond anything that can or has come to pass in this world.
!GROWL!
"Man I'm hungry," Lina looks down at her stomach and then to the path hopefully. "I wonder where the next town is so I can get some chow."
"MEOW!" The kitten exclaims seemingly eager. Gourry just nods in
agreement.
"Ok than if we're all in agreement. We should probably start looking for the next village." Lina points a finger down the path.
"Um, Miss Lina none of us said we wa-," Amelia begins but is fortunately saved from Lina's "don't contradict me" wraith by the women herself.
"SHHH!" Lina holds a finger to her lips. "Listen."
Everyone stands in silence, yet again waiting for some sound to
penetrate the almost night.
"UGH, NOT NOW!" Lina shouts much to the astonishment of the rest of the group. "Why do they always have the worst timing." she throws her hand up in frustration.
Amelia is just about to open her mouth to ask who has the worst timing when out of the forest comes a very rough voice. After a second a large man with a beard and large sword pops out. He's wearing very ragged clothing and seems to be disheveled or possibly just ugly.
"Why ME!" Lina shouts and walks forward.
The man opens his mouth to speak, "I am the Leader of the Tahitian Apple Gang! If you young travelers wish to live you will give all of your worldly possessions to me right now."
*sigh*
"Listen, buddy, aside from having really bad lines, and it being way too early in the morning for this, you're not the most annoying bandit I've come across. So, if you leave right now, I might let you live." Lina takes a step forward both of her hands resting easily at her sides. 'Tahitian Apple Gang? Ok, it just keeps getting weirder.'
"You're threatening me?" The man laughs bawdily. "A child like you?" He laughs even harder and practically double's over, clutching his sides. From the forest can be heard many chuckles and burst of laughter.
"Child, huh?" Lina asks angrily. Lifting her hand she prepares something that's sure to be very painful for our new group of bandits.
"Uh-oh," Amelia and Sylphiel say as one.
"He has no clue who he's messing with, or what a temper she has." Zel states watching dispassionately.
"You have no idea who I am do you?" Lina asks looking feral.
"You're a flat-chested little girl who just threatened the greatest bandit gang to ever exist. Now step aside baby girl, we the Tahitian Apple Gang," He gesture's behind him for the rest of his group to step from behind the trees. "will have all of your money and perhaps even that those tasty morsels as a treat later." He points to Sylphiel and Amelia smiling and making crude gestures.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?!" Lina shouts. "FLAT AM I?!" screaming she raises a hand. "FIRE BALL. BURST RONDO. FIREBALL."
Gourry takes a step forward looking at the charred man with compassion and shaking his head. "I'm very sorry."
Lina glances around at the rest of the group. "You obviously don't know who you're dealing with here." she smiles at them all the while eyeing the sacks of gold hanging from either their belts or over their backs. Flicking her hair over her shoulder the she cocks one hip out and smirks. "I am the renowned sorceress Lina Inverse!"
"Y-Ya'... You're Lina INVERSE!" says a short man in the back of the crowd. "But I thought she was at least sixteen, Not twelve!"
"TWELVE?! I'LL SHOW YOU TWELVE!" and Lina proceeds to show them "twelve" as Sylphiel, Amelia, and Gourry all wince inwardly. Zelgadis of course could care less.
After a few seconds of this there is nothing left but a pile of gold filled bags and many large blackened pits in the ground. All the bandits had either ran off or...well you know the other option.
"That'll teach them call me f-," she pauses a second, "a little girl!"
"Miss Lina you must really try to control your temper." Sylphiel says quietly to the seething women.
"COME ON Sylphiel... they were only bandits," she waves around casually. "besides it was a little punishment for them." she turns slightly catching sight of the money bags. "O.O TREASURE!"
The rest of the group watches sweat dropping as she opens a bag and runs her hands through the gold greedily.
"Miss Lina, shouldn't we be heading for the next town?" Amelia asks quietly.
"Oh yeah food!" standing she hurriedly stuffs the bags into her cloak until they are all gone from the ground (around 20 in all). "Ok lets go!" she waves for them to follow and takes off down the path.
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Alright then, you know I had to add some bandits into the mix (it wouldn't be Slayers without them, but anyways I took it out of serious for a little while and now I'm gonna wait for a while before posting the next chapter. If I get reviews it will come quicker but if not ::shrugs:: I guess I'll just get around to it whenever. I need to write the second chapter for my Lawful Misconduct fic. But for some reason it's just not coming so please be patient on that. I've got a little idea about the first couple of paragraphs but ::shrugs:: I just can't seem to write. Oh well, the scary thing is I have almost the entire end written. And a bit more. and trust me if I can ever get out of this slump you will LOVE the ending. ::winks:: Oh and I have one more short fic that will be coming out soon. I'm not sure when but sometime. To give you a hint at what kind of fic it is- it's named "AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Anyways If I finish it I'll post it but until then ::waves.
Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know what I have to put here don't you! And you're enjoying watching me squirm. Well, you rotten people you! I don't own slayers and never will. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW!?! HUH?! (Ok sorry got a little carried away ::ducks head sheepishly:: )
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"Alright, why exactly did we have to leave again so quickly, Lina?" Zelgadis asks crankily.
"I'll tell you when we retrieve the dagger." Lina waves a hand over her shoulder startling that same black kitty.
"Meow!" it exclaims digging it's claw into her shoulder armor to stay balanced.
"Oh, Hey Kit. I almost forgot about you." Lina reaches up a hand to stroke it's fir. Of course the kitten enjoys this so...
"purr-r-r-r-r" is the sound that echoes forth.
"OH A KITTY!" Amelia starts forward positively gushing at the cuteness.
"Hisssss....." the kitten scratches a claw at Amelia just nipping her hand.
"What but..." Amelia looks positively stricken. "Why does the kitty hate me?" she says tearfully.
"It doesn't hate you Amelia." Zelgadis says softly shaking his head.
"Yes, it does." She turns to the kitten and shakes a finger at it. "Do you know little kitty that it is unjust to hate? Since things like jealousy, greed, and hate are negative emotions, they are the root of all wrong in this world!"
"meow?" Kit turns her head in confusion.
"YES, HATING IS WRONG!! TO BE A TRUE CHAMPION OF JUSTICE ONE MUST LOVE ALL, EVEN THINE ENEMIES! SO LOVE KITTY, LOVE EVERYTHING. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT LOVE AND JUSTICE WILL ALWAYS SUCCEED!" Amelia pants slightly and takes a deep breath to begin again when...
"Amelia! Will you shut up?" Lina hisses under her breath. "We are obviously running from something and you shriek about truth and justice. Don't you know that gives away our precise position?"
Amelia bows her head sheepishly, "I'm sorry Miss Lina."
"Yeah, well just keep it down ok?" Lina relents.
They continue to walk in silence the cat sitting on Lina's shoulder and purring happily. Finally, reaching the tree, Zelgadis walks up and with a clothe wrapped around his hand pulls the knife from the tree, quickly sheathing it. The knife goes easily into the makeshift holder and everyone let's out the breath they hadn't known they'd been keeping. After a second the group continues on.
"Ok, now I think you owe us an explanation Lina." Zel starts
"Alright," Lina takes a huge breath. "we had to leave because whoever sent that dagger isn't very far off."
"What? How do you know that?" Zelgadis looks incredulous. "Whoever sent that thing could very well be on the other side of the world."
Lina opens her mouth to talk before being interrupted.
"Yes Miss Lina, that dagger could have come from anywhere." Amelia starts.
Opening her mouth again she begins to speak when...
"And in a merchants shop like that..." Sylphiel trails off.
For the third time Lina opens her mouth and lifts a finger to try to get her point across.
"Meow." the kitten asks seemingly wanting an answer herself.
"Alright everyone." Gourry starts in so far being silent since having left the camp. "Maybe we should let Lina just explain it her own way?" walking up besides Lina, he reaches out a hand and strokes the kitten fir. "And that means you too Miss kitty..."
The kitten just purrs like there's no tomorrow and nudges at his hand obviously not feeling a threat from his direction.
"Go ahead Lina." Gourry says smiling happily.
"Thanks Gourry." Lina takes a breath again and begins. "First off whoever cast that spell has major mind control powers. Since, I was attacked tonight with that form of power-"
"YOU WERE WHAT?" Gourry and Zelgadis shout together while Sylphiel just gasps and Amelia starts forward intent to help.
"Where are you hurt Miss Lina, or did you heal it already?" Amelia asks urgently.
"Amelia, I was attacked using mind control not physical means." At Gourry's and Amelia's blank looks she sighs and continues. "During my sleep someone entered my thoughts and took over my body. And before anyone asks, I know the why, too. It seems whoever it is really wants me to touch that dagger there." She points to where the knife rests naturally against Zelgadis' hip.
"but Miss Lina if you were controlled through your mind how did you break the spell?" Sylphiel pipes in looking perplexed.
"I didn't, Kit did." She smiles.
"Who's kit?" Gourry asks innocently looking to all the world like a little boy.
"THE CAT, GOURRY," she points to her the kitten on her shoulder. "THE CAT!"
"Oh well than," he leans over and pats the kitten on the head. "thank you very much Miss Kitty."
The cat just purrs contentedly but doesn't move from her spot.
"Yes, thank you Kitten." Sylphiel leans forward to stroke it's fir in a similar manner.
"hisssssss." the kitten swings a paw out again.
Sylphiel smiles sweetly seemingly unperturbed, "I think this kitten is very protective of you Lina."
"That's what I'd say." Gourry leans forward and rubs his cheek against the kittens head.
"Well it seems one protector recognizes the other, eh?" Lina grins wryly.
"Like Lina needs one protector much less two." Zelgadis whispers to Amelia as they keep walking.
Finally the group falls into a peaceful silence until...
"Lina, You never explained how you knew the power was coming from near by. I mean even with a spell as strong as that they could be miles from here when they cast it. Especially since it was during your sleep." Zel says glancing her way with a question in his eyes.
"Oh, well, I knew that because whoever it was timed the spell just right so that it would effect me at the same time that you two were switching posts." her gaze switches between Gourry and Zel. "That way no one would be out when it became necessary for me to take a nice little walk in the woods."
"Ah, so that explains it." Zel says putting his long fingered hand to his chin. After long moment of thought all falls silent again.
For a long time they walk on quietly with only the sound of there
footsteps and an occasional sound from Lina or Gourry's empty stomachs. After a while comes false dawn and then, as must always be true, dawn. Just as the sun is rising over the horizon and the early morning light is reflecting softly against dewy grass there can be heard something terrifying, horrifying, in fact it is frightening beyond anything that can or has come to pass in this world.
!GROWL!
"Man I'm hungry," Lina looks down at her stomach and then to the path hopefully. "I wonder where the next town is so I can get some chow."
"MEOW!" The kitten exclaims seemingly eager. Gourry just nods in
agreement.
"Ok than if we're all in agreement. We should probably start looking for the next village." Lina points a finger down the path.
"Um, Miss Lina none of us said we wa-," Amelia begins but is fortunately saved from Lina's "don't contradict me" wraith by the women herself.
"SHHH!" Lina holds a finger to her lips. "Listen."
Everyone stands in silence, yet again waiting for some sound to
penetrate the almost night.
"UGH, NOT NOW!" Lina shouts much to the astonishment of the rest of the group. "Why do they always have the worst timing." she throws her hand up in frustration.
Amelia is just about to open her mouth to ask who has the worst timing when out of the forest comes a very rough voice. After a second a large man with a beard and large sword pops out. He's wearing very ragged clothing and seems to be disheveled or possibly just ugly.
"Why ME!" Lina shouts and walks forward.
The man opens his mouth to speak, "I am the Leader of the Tahitian Apple Gang! If you young travelers wish to live you will give all of your worldly possessions to me right now."
*sigh*
"Listen, buddy, aside from having really bad lines, and it being way too early in the morning for this, you're not the most annoying bandit I've come across. So, if you leave right now, I might let you live." Lina takes a step forward both of her hands resting easily at her sides. 'Tahitian Apple Gang? Ok, it just keeps getting weirder.'
"You're threatening me?" The man laughs bawdily. "A child like you?" He laughs even harder and practically double's over, clutching his sides. From the forest can be heard many chuckles and burst of laughter.
"Child, huh?" Lina asks angrily. Lifting her hand she prepares something that's sure to be very painful for our new group of bandits.
"Uh-oh," Amelia and Sylphiel say as one.
"He has no clue who he's messing with, or what a temper she has." Zel states watching dispassionately.
"You have no idea who I am do you?" Lina asks looking feral.
"You're a flat-chested little girl who just threatened the greatest bandit gang to ever exist. Now step aside baby girl, we the Tahitian Apple Gang," He gesture's behind him for the rest of his group to step from behind the trees. "will have all of your money and perhaps even that those tasty morsels as a treat later." He points to Sylphiel and Amelia smiling and making crude gestures.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?!" Lina shouts. "FLAT AM I?!" screaming she raises a hand. "FIRE BALL. BURST RONDO. FIREBALL."
Gourry takes a step forward looking at the charred man with compassion and shaking his head. "I'm very sorry."
Lina glances around at the rest of the group. "You obviously don't know who you're dealing with here." she smiles at them all the while eyeing the sacks of gold hanging from either their belts or over their backs. Flicking her hair over her shoulder the she cocks one hip out and smirks. "I am the renowned sorceress Lina Inverse!"
"Y-Ya'... You're Lina INVERSE!" says a short man in the back of the crowd. "But I thought she was at least sixteen, Not twelve!"
"TWELVE?! I'LL SHOW YOU TWELVE!" and Lina proceeds to show them "twelve" as Sylphiel, Amelia, and Gourry all wince inwardly. Zelgadis of course could care less.
After a few seconds of this there is nothing left but a pile of gold filled bags and many large blackened pits in the ground. All the bandits had either ran off or...well you know the other option.
"That'll teach them call me f-," she pauses a second, "a little girl!"
"Miss Lina you must really try to control your temper." Sylphiel says quietly to the seething women.
"COME ON Sylphiel... they were only bandits," she waves around casually. "besides it was a little punishment for them." she turns slightly catching sight of the money bags. "O.O TREASURE!"
The rest of the group watches sweat dropping as she opens a bag and runs her hands through the gold greedily.
"Miss Lina, shouldn't we be heading for the next town?" Amelia asks quietly.
"Oh yeah food!" standing she hurriedly stuffs the bags into her cloak until they are all gone from the ground (around 20 in all). "Ok lets go!" she waves for them to follow and takes off down the path.
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Alright then, you know I had to add some bandits into the mix (it wouldn't be Slayers without them, but anyways I took it out of serious for a little while and now I'm gonna wait for a while before posting the next chapter. If I get reviews it will come quicker but if not ::shrugs:: I guess I'll just get around to it whenever. I need to write the second chapter for my Lawful Misconduct fic. But for some reason it's just not coming so please be patient on that. I've got a little idea about the first couple of paragraphs but ::shrugs:: I just can't seem to write. Oh well, the scary thing is I have almost the entire end written. And a bit more. and trust me if I can ever get out of this slump you will LOVE the ending. ::winks:: Oh and I have one more short fic that will be coming out soon. I'm not sure when but sometime. To give you a hint at what kind of fic it is- it's named "AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Anyways If I finish it I'll post it but until then ::waves.
