Chapter Eight: Jackpot! The great life and death gamble! ... Oh wait, that's all ready taken.

Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers, or any of their characters. However, I do own Babbit, Yeshta, Pickle and Slipper. Varunia is borrowed from my sister.

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Babbit learned more about healing magic that morning then she had in her entire life before. Of course, Rezo was doing it through her, but she could still study his techniques. By lunchtime, she was exhausted. This was certainly not the kind of thing that she was used to doing. When Pickle finally told her that there were no more monks, she slumped down in relief. For the most part, it was only simple healing, but some of the monks had had more serious injuries.

"Why don't you go rest for a while, then you can leave when you feel better?" Pickle asked, resting his hand on Babbit's shoulder.

"Don't touch me." She growled, wobbling to her feet. She glared sharply at him, but didn't say anything. She stalked out of the room indignantly. Pickle scratched his head.

"I wonder what her problem is." He smiled. "Oh well. Time for lunch!"

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Babbit had collapsed on the bed as soon as she reached her chambers. Muscles that she didn't know she even had ached. She recalled changing out of her robes sometime during the night, and could rest peacefully. She slept for a long time, until a knock on the door woke her up. She groaned loudly at the door. It creaked open, and her other cousin, Slipper stuck his head in. Although he was Pickle's twin, they were nothing alike. Slipper was even shorted than Babbit, though not by much.

"Nice jammies." He said, walking in to the room.

"What do you want?" She asked impatiently, sitting up.

"I wanted to tell you about what I've done." He smiled, sitting at a small table.

"Hung yourself? Gotten a reward on your head? Killed a mazoku?" She guessed without much humor.

"No, this has to with you. And your parents." Slipper glanced around the chambers. "You've been staying here?"

"Shut up and spill it." She snapped, climbing out of the bed and walking over to one of the windows.

"All right, calm down. I traveled here from visiting your parents." He began.

"And?" She asked sharply.

"Stop being so touchy! At least let me finish what I'm saying."

"You're the one that keeps pausing! Keep talking or get out of my chambers!"

Slipper sighed, lowering his head for a moment. He looked directly at her.

"I've cast an anti-Rezo spell on you." He said proudly. She stood in shock.

"Repeat that." She whispered.

"Yeah, it wasn't easy to do, but your parents were so worried that he would come back for you, that I just had to help them-" He was cut off by Babbit grabbing the collar of his tunic and lifting him off the polished marble floor.

"REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE!" She growled in an inhuman manner.

"I cast an anti-Rezo spell on you?" Slipper's expression showed that he was confused at what was going on.

"WHY?" She shook him harshly.

"Because your parents were worried." He choked. "Babbit, would you put me down now? It's starting to-" He was cut off again. Babbit had flung him across the room, knocking him against a chair. The chair broke, and Slipper's head slowly oozed blood from where it had struck. He reached up with one hand, and started to cast a healing spell on the bump. Babbit strode over to him, and kicked his head sharply, knocking him to the floor. She placed one foot on his head, pressing it securely to the floor.

"Who gave you permission to do something like that?" She pushed his head in to the thick blue carpeting. "My life is not yours to interfere with!" With that, she kicked him squarely in the stomach, picked up her pack and strode out of the room, still wearing her pajammies. Slipper writhed in pain for a moment.

"Ouch ouch ouch ouch!" He sat up, and completed the healing spell on himself. "I just don't understand women!"

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Oh no! An Anti-Rezo spell? And after she did such a good job healing everyone too! What will happen?! Read to find out! R&R, please!