Hey everybody! Me again! I'm glad you all liked the first chapter!!! I was glad to get reviews from you all. I've decided to make a rule. If I don't get enough reviews, I'm not going to put much more up. I'll just send it to those who really want to read it. (such as my friends who have already read past this part.) Like I said before, this is nowhere near done. It's going to be VERY LONG!! Please bear with me. Have any of you read FruitLoop#1's story Water? I think it's Water and something on FF.net, but she calls it water. Water Damon or Water Dragon or something. Or maybe it was Water Demon Dragon...well I don't remember, so you should go check her out. It's getting to the Slayers part. It's mostly based around hers and FL#2's original characters, but it's mixed with Slayers. She stopped for a while cause she didn't get many reviews!! I think that's sad! She a great writer. Ok so...all of you review this story, and go on and read hers. In this section, I'll answer questions you have. Someone asked for a sequel...well...this isn't done, so I can't do one yet. Maybe if when I'm finished with this, and it doesn't seem like a good ending, or it leaves you all wondering what's going to happen, then maybe. MAYBE! This is going to turn into a real tear jerker story, so get out your tissues, and read on! Cya all in the next chapter - KT-chan!!! ^^ (Oh and if the text actually shows up blue, it means flashback. Yeah)
Chapter 2
To remember or not to remember!
Lina and co. found another town to stay in which would take about a day to get to on foot…but using other ways of travel…you could probably get there in half a day.
And so we continue with the day's activities…
Gourry picks up a pamphlet and looks at it…
"Hmmm…I wonder if...should I even ask? Why not."
Gourry goes up to the room Lina's staying in and firmly knocks at the door.
"Lina?"
"Yeah what is it jellyfish-for-brains?"
:: She's still mad at me ^^;::
"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a ballet tonight with me…it's supposed to be really good!"
Gourry hears footsteps on the creaking floorboards, as the door opens.
"Well…come on in…I suppose."
Gourry walks in. Her bed was unmade…
:: Was she sleeping…at THIS time of day?::
"Now what was it you were asking?"
"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a ballet with me tonight."
"Gourry…do you even know what a ballet is?"
"No…but I thought maybe you'd like to go anyways…the pamphlet says it's supposed to be really good. It's called The Nutcracker."
*sigh* "A ballet is a form of dancing in which precise poses and steps are combined with light leaps, and turns to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere. It combines dancing, scenery, and music all in one.
(Should I use any of these words instead of precise? Restrained traditionalistic constrained formal artful…)"
"Oh…"
"You didn't get a word I said did you?"
"No…not really. Could you show me?"
*sigh* "Fine I suppose…" *checked to make sure her boots were off* Without even realizing she was doing this Lina tip-toed across the floor with great accuracy…she was doing pirouettes and plie's across the floorboards in her room. She curtsied and leaped, turned and twisted like a professional ballerina…she was halfway through the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy when she stopped, and realized she'd been ballet dancing. She covered her mouth with her hands and fell to her knees. Gourry was stunned. He didn't know what to say…she had danced so beautifully and gracefully almost like she was dancing on air…and then she just broke down.
"Lina...what's wrong?"
"Gourry…I think maybe…you should…g-go. I'll go to the ballet with you…when does it start?"
:: She's…stuttering…why?::
"Um…it starts at 8:00"
"Alright…I'll see you then."
Zel and Amelia had been peering through the door to see why the floorboards were creaking so much, and when they had seen Lina, they were astounded…they cringed though when they saw how she stood on the tips of her toes…it looked…rather…painful. They escaped to their own rooms before Gourry was about to come out.
(Since when can Lina dance like that? Probably never…maybe but she never shows, or tells anybody as her experience as a dancer…I just kinda put it there cause I like watching professional ballet dancers…it looks really graceful and airless…ahhh *goes off in own little world*)
*****NEW!!!*****
Just as Gourry was about to leave the room, he heard something behind him...
*hack* *splat* *thump*
Gourry turned around to see Lina crumpled on the floor, a pool of blood surrounding her.
"LINA!"
Gourry rushed over to her, picked her up and put her on the bed. He went to get Amelia.
**********In Amelia's room**********
"I wonder why I didn't hear Gourry-san come out of Lina's room…"
*BANG* Gourry burst into Amelia's room.
"AMELIA!!! COME QUICK!"
"Ano…Gourry-san, what is it?"
"It's Lina!"
They both rushed to her room and Amelia got one look at Lina and shut the door in Gourry's face.
"H-hey! What was that for?"
"Gourry-san! This is girl stuff…I will ask you to please refrain from coming into Lina-san's room till I allow you too.
*door opens* *'Do Not Disturb' sign is placed on the door handle*
Amelia walks over to where Lina is lying on the bed. She goes and gets a hot washcloth from the bathroom and wipes the blood off Lina's face.
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"I'm sorry miss…but your father is dead."
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Lina trembled. She wasn't awake, but she trembled all the same. Amelia stared at her.
"Ano…I wonder if I should wake her up."
Lina trembled again.
"Yeah…that's a good idea."
She tried to shake her awake, but it didn't work. She thought about splashing her face with water, but she figured Lina would be mad if she did that. Then she remembered what her father had said about ammonia.
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"Amelia, if you ever want to wake someone up, without shaking them, use ammonia, the smell is strong enough to wake even the soundest of sleepers."
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Amelia took some out of the cabinet in the bathroom, and poured in on a spoon, because the jar was fairly large and she thought the smell would be too strong. She went back over to Lina to see if it would arouse her. She sticks the spoon under her nose, and Lina's eyes begin to open. Lina notices the ammonia.
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"Come on sweetie…mommy has something that will cure those hunger pains of yours." *Lina's mother inches closer to a younger Lina. *
"Mommy? What is that stuff?"
"It's good for you!"
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Lina sat up in the bed staring horrified at the ammonia that Amelia was holding.
"Lina-san? What's wrong?"
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"Don't worry sweetie, it will make you feel better!"
"Mommy I don't really-"
Lina's mother forces the spoon of yellow liquid into the younger Lina's mouth; she starts to choke.
"MOMMY!"
Her mother stares at her and laughs.
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"NOOO! Stay away from me with that stuff!"
"LINA-SAN! What's the matter?! I wasn't going to give it to you or anything…I was just trying to wake you up!"
"J-just d-d-don't…don't do it again, please."
"I promise Lina-san! I-I won't ever use ammonia to wake you up again. Even if it means it could save your life. Ok?"
"F-fine."
"I'll excuse myself Lina-san. Hope you get better. Oh Gourry-san told me to remind you that the ballet is at 8 tonight. You sure you still want to go?"
"Yeah. Tell Gourry I'll be there. I won't be late."
"Ok" Amelia leaves Lina alone in her room as she starts to cry.
- That was a long Author's Notes...I hope you all bothered to read them! Or maybe you don't like to listen to me rambling...oh well. Till the next chapter - Ja Ne!!!
Chapter 2
To remember or not to remember!
Lina and co. found another town to stay in which would take about a day to get to on foot…but using other ways of travel…you could probably get there in half a day.
And so we continue with the day's activities…
Gourry picks up a pamphlet and looks at it…
"Hmmm…I wonder if...should I even ask? Why not."
Gourry goes up to the room Lina's staying in and firmly knocks at the door.
"Lina?"
"Yeah what is it jellyfish-for-brains?"
:: She's still mad at me ^^;::
"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a ballet tonight with me…it's supposed to be really good!"
Gourry hears footsteps on the creaking floorboards, as the door opens.
"Well…come on in…I suppose."
Gourry walks in. Her bed was unmade…
:: Was she sleeping…at THIS time of day?::
"Now what was it you were asking?"
"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a ballet with me tonight."
"Gourry…do you even know what a ballet is?"
"No…but I thought maybe you'd like to go anyways…the pamphlet says it's supposed to be really good. It's called The Nutcracker."
*sigh* "A ballet is a form of dancing in which precise poses and steps are combined with light leaps, and turns to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere. It combines dancing, scenery, and music all in one.
(Should I use any of these words instead of precise? Restrained traditionalistic constrained formal artful…)"
"Oh…"
"You didn't get a word I said did you?"
"No…not really. Could you show me?"
*sigh* "Fine I suppose…" *checked to make sure her boots were off* Without even realizing she was doing this Lina tip-toed across the floor with great accuracy…she was doing pirouettes and plie's across the floorboards in her room. She curtsied and leaped, turned and twisted like a professional ballerina…she was halfway through the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy when she stopped, and realized she'd been ballet dancing. She covered her mouth with her hands and fell to her knees. Gourry was stunned. He didn't know what to say…she had danced so beautifully and gracefully almost like she was dancing on air…and then she just broke down.
"Lina...what's wrong?"
"Gourry…I think maybe…you should…g-go. I'll go to the ballet with you…when does it start?"
:: She's…stuttering…why?::
"Um…it starts at 8:00"
"Alright…I'll see you then."
Zel and Amelia had been peering through the door to see why the floorboards were creaking so much, and when they had seen Lina, they were astounded…they cringed though when they saw how she stood on the tips of her toes…it looked…rather…painful. They escaped to their own rooms before Gourry was about to come out.
(Since when can Lina dance like that? Probably never…maybe but she never shows, or tells anybody as her experience as a dancer…I just kinda put it there cause I like watching professional ballet dancers…it looks really graceful and airless…ahhh *goes off in own little world*)
*****NEW!!!*****
Just as Gourry was about to leave the room, he heard something behind him...
*hack* *splat* *thump*
Gourry turned around to see Lina crumpled on the floor, a pool of blood surrounding her.
"LINA!"
Gourry rushed over to her, picked her up and put her on the bed. He went to get Amelia.
**********In Amelia's room**********
"I wonder why I didn't hear Gourry-san come out of Lina's room…"
*BANG* Gourry burst into Amelia's room.
"AMELIA!!! COME QUICK!"
"Ano…Gourry-san, what is it?"
"It's Lina!"
They both rushed to her room and Amelia got one look at Lina and shut the door in Gourry's face.
"H-hey! What was that for?"
"Gourry-san! This is girl stuff…I will ask you to please refrain from coming into Lina-san's room till I allow you too.
*door opens* *'Do Not Disturb' sign is placed on the door handle*
Amelia walks over to where Lina is lying on the bed. She goes and gets a hot washcloth from the bathroom and wipes the blood off Lina's face.
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"I'm sorry miss…but your father is dead."
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Lina trembled. She wasn't awake, but she trembled all the same. Amelia stared at her.
"Ano…I wonder if I should wake her up."
Lina trembled again.
"Yeah…that's a good idea."
She tried to shake her awake, but it didn't work. She thought about splashing her face with water, but she figured Lina would be mad if she did that. Then she remembered what her father had said about ammonia.
********************************************************
"Amelia, if you ever want to wake someone up, without shaking them, use ammonia, the smell is strong enough to wake even the soundest of sleepers."
********************************************************
Amelia took some out of the cabinet in the bathroom, and poured in on a spoon, because the jar was fairly large and she thought the smell would be too strong. She went back over to Lina to see if it would arouse her. She sticks the spoon under her nose, and Lina's eyes begin to open. Lina notices the ammonia.
********************************************************
"Come on sweetie…mommy has something that will cure those hunger pains of yours." *Lina's mother inches closer to a younger Lina. *
"Mommy? What is that stuff?"
"It's good for you!"
********************************************************
Lina sat up in the bed staring horrified at the ammonia that Amelia was holding.
"Lina-san? What's wrong?"
********************************************************
"Don't worry sweetie, it will make you feel better!"
"Mommy I don't really-"
Lina's mother forces the spoon of yellow liquid into the younger Lina's mouth; she starts to choke.
"MOMMY!"
Her mother stares at her and laughs.
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"NOOO! Stay away from me with that stuff!"
"LINA-SAN! What's the matter?! I wasn't going to give it to you or anything…I was just trying to wake you up!"
"J-just d-d-don't…don't do it again, please."
"I promise Lina-san! I-I won't ever use ammonia to wake you up again. Even if it means it could save your life. Ok?"
"F-fine."
"I'll excuse myself Lina-san. Hope you get better. Oh Gourry-san told me to remind you that the ballet is at 8 tonight. You sure you still want to go?"
"Yeah. Tell Gourry I'll be there. I won't be late."
"Ok" Amelia leaves Lina alone in her room as she starts to cry.
- That was a long Author's Notes...I hope you all bothered to read them! Or maybe you don't like to listen to me rambling...oh well. Till the next chapter - Ja Ne!!!