Gone, But Not Lost, Omnipresent
~Stories [Trapt] I found a line and then it grew / I found myself still thinking of you / I felt so empty and now I'm fine / But it's still burning when will you be mine // Too much of the same stories in our lives / I think it's time to change, don't you? / (I think it's time for us to walk away from here) / Stories in our lives, we keep them all inside // Now look at me still in your mind / Our memories so intertwined / Well you broke through and found your way / And so did I no need to stay // Do you remember lying on the beach so late at night / Do you remember running through the sprinklers that night / Do you remember all the songs that I have wrote for you / I remember the way you made me feel when I was with you / That look in your eyes I never thought that this would be untrue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "DON'T THE WORDS SPEED LIMIT MEAN ANYTHING?? WHAT ON THIS GREAT GREEN EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING??? HANGING OUT OF THAT WINDOW, GOING AT A SPEED LIKE THAT! YOU COULD'VE BEEN KILLED, YOU'RE AN INSOLENT, STUPID, BRAINLESS..."
Lina menatally ticked off all the insults and lectures her sister was giving her. Normally, and at once, this would scare the crap out of Lina, seeing her sister going off like this, brutal pain was to follow as Luna Inverse attempted to beat her meaning into Lina's head. Yup, she knew this pain quite well, and was rather used to it. Her parents, being the entreprenuers they were, were always off, scouting some new thing to make a profit off of, therefore, leaving Luna home to discipline her sister.
However, something was different tonight, tonight, mother was home.
Luna nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt a soft hand rest upon her shoulder. She whirled around to see a small woman with lavendar hair cascading down to her ankles smiling at her with crystaline violet eyes. It was relatively obvious Luna took after her mother. "Now dear, screaming will only make your lovly voice hoarse. Lina dear, go to your room, we'll talk later ok?"
Momentarily shocked at her mother's appearance, Lina bowed deeply, "Domo arigato Mommy!!" And with that, she smiled at a completely shocked Luna and raced up the stairs to the second floor of the three story house and into her room, slamming the door and making sure to make as much noise as possibly while jumping up and down on her bed, relieved to be free of the nightly beating. Lina was exstatic about finally being able to sleep without a headache.
"MOTHER!!" Luna shrieked, causing her mother to wince, "H-how could you just do that, I'm sure you've been informed of what happened tonight!"
"Yes dear, I'm quite aware, and believe me, quite upset as well. But you must learn dear, that those who do not wish to be taught will not be unless someone touches them in a way that they wish to learn."
Luna stood, confoundedly confused in her blind rage at her younger sister's antics, "Wha?"
This caused a giggle from her mother, "You see dear child, you yell and scream, and, *ahem* beat... on your sister, however, she still proceeds to defy everyone's wishes. This, she believes, is her life, out there, having fun..."
"But she could've been killed!! How is that having fun?"
"The thrill. Come now Luna, tell me straight to my face, you haven't done things just to experience the rush that comes along with doing them." Luna looked down ashamedly, "You see, Lina's not going to change because you want her too, not this way at least. You see, I am aware of another thing, Sire Gourry has returned has he not? I believe your sister held a soft spot for him once. "
"Yes mother, but what are we going to do about Lina?"
"That, my child, is why I'm here, I will simply state that Lina will spend the carnival with Mr. Gourry, if he accepts of course."
"He's still single?"
"Far as I know."
"Mother, you hold the wisdom of ages." Luna beemed proudly at her mother.
She giggled, "Someday I hope to pass it onto one of you."
The two shared tea and laughter until Luna retired for the night. *** Lina tossed a yellow teddy bear up in the air and caught it, repeating the action many times before she began speaking aloud to herself. "He's back, boy, I guess I've missed him more than I thought I would. But he was such a dope when he left, looks like he hasn't gotten any smarter. I feel so bad for him, he's gonna get so hounded by everyone once he sets foot in school. OOO, that Naga better keep her hands off him, or I'll....I'll...I'll wonder why I'm thinkin like this! I mean, Xellos, I think we're goin out, not that he'd ever admit it, although he has tried some interesting things on me." Lina laughed at the memory of seeing Xellos and her sister, sleeping in Luna's bed, "They looked so cute together. But anyway, seeing Gourry again, he sure has grown up, looks, well, hot now. Yup, still a doof though, probably wouldn't have it any other way though.
Lina sighed and looked at the teddy bear in her arms, memories creeping back to her,
"Here Lina, I won ya this! Isn't it cute? Hey, what's wrong, you're cryin, wow Lina, I've never seen you do that before."
"You doof, don't you remember you're leaving? I'm just, gonna miss you"
"Well, uh, here, you can have this little yellow teddy for a parting gift, so you'll never forget me."
"You won't be going away forever right? I mean, you'll come back?"
"I......think so why?"
Lina promptly dealt the blonde a blow to the head with the teddy bear, "Cuz I'm gonna miss you and I want you to come back soon as you can, you dope!"
"Ooh, ok, well, I'll miss you to."
"I hated seeming so...weak, but I really did miss him. Somehow, that jellyfish found a way to my heart I guess I really do like him."
"So do I." Lina's mother stepped into the doorway, scaring Lina from her thoughts.
"MOM!"
"Sorry dear, but I've come with news I think you should hear."
"Did Luna blow up from all that anger pent up inside?"
"No, sadly, not," she said smiling at her daughter, "I want you to start spending less time with Xellos and his, for lack of a better word, gang."
"Not you too mother..."
"Now listen, I do this to protect you dear, plus, what with your childhood friend coming over, I think it best if you two, hook up again."
"But mom, he's probably got a girlfriend."
"Fars I know, he's still single. Come on, you were just thinking about him! Tell me about what you think."
"Well he's, uh, protective. You should'a seen him ealier mom, he was like....like...ugh, I can't explain it but there's something there that I thought was gone a long time ago! In fact, I didn't even know it was there to begin with, it's just, what's goin on?"
"Sleep now, think later. And no more joyrides understood, I was really worried today!" Lina winceed at her mother's scowl, it was like Luna's and it didn't seem right on her, perhaps that's what made it all the more scary. She nodded in compliance and lay down on her bed, cuddling beneath the covers.
"Oh, and Lina, you'll be taking Gourry to the festivals next week."
To tired to object to anything, Lina simply waved her off. *** A/N: hey, u like? hope so, this is an a/u just in case ya haven't figured that from the top and the description. reviews are always welcome!
**don't own any characters from slayers, and don't own the songs from trapt. you all should listen, they're really good, unless u don't like them...
~Stories [Trapt] I found a line and then it grew / I found myself still thinking of you / I felt so empty and now I'm fine / But it's still burning when will you be mine // Too much of the same stories in our lives / I think it's time to change, don't you? / (I think it's time for us to walk away from here) / Stories in our lives, we keep them all inside // Now look at me still in your mind / Our memories so intertwined / Well you broke through and found your way / And so did I no need to stay // Do you remember lying on the beach so late at night / Do you remember running through the sprinklers that night / Do you remember all the songs that I have wrote for you / I remember the way you made me feel when I was with you / That look in your eyes I never thought that this would be untrue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "DON'T THE WORDS SPEED LIMIT MEAN ANYTHING?? WHAT ON THIS GREAT GREEN EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING??? HANGING OUT OF THAT WINDOW, GOING AT A SPEED LIKE THAT! YOU COULD'VE BEEN KILLED, YOU'RE AN INSOLENT, STUPID, BRAINLESS..."
Lina menatally ticked off all the insults and lectures her sister was giving her. Normally, and at once, this would scare the crap out of Lina, seeing her sister going off like this, brutal pain was to follow as Luna Inverse attempted to beat her meaning into Lina's head. Yup, she knew this pain quite well, and was rather used to it. Her parents, being the entreprenuers they were, were always off, scouting some new thing to make a profit off of, therefore, leaving Luna home to discipline her sister.
However, something was different tonight, tonight, mother was home.
Luna nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt a soft hand rest upon her shoulder. She whirled around to see a small woman with lavendar hair cascading down to her ankles smiling at her with crystaline violet eyes. It was relatively obvious Luna took after her mother. "Now dear, screaming will only make your lovly voice hoarse. Lina dear, go to your room, we'll talk later ok?"
Momentarily shocked at her mother's appearance, Lina bowed deeply, "Domo arigato Mommy!!" And with that, she smiled at a completely shocked Luna and raced up the stairs to the second floor of the three story house and into her room, slamming the door and making sure to make as much noise as possibly while jumping up and down on her bed, relieved to be free of the nightly beating. Lina was exstatic about finally being able to sleep without a headache.
"MOTHER!!" Luna shrieked, causing her mother to wince, "H-how could you just do that, I'm sure you've been informed of what happened tonight!"
"Yes dear, I'm quite aware, and believe me, quite upset as well. But you must learn dear, that those who do not wish to be taught will not be unless someone touches them in a way that they wish to learn."
Luna stood, confoundedly confused in her blind rage at her younger sister's antics, "Wha?"
This caused a giggle from her mother, "You see dear child, you yell and scream, and, *ahem* beat... on your sister, however, she still proceeds to defy everyone's wishes. This, she believes, is her life, out there, having fun..."
"But she could've been killed!! How is that having fun?"
"The thrill. Come now Luna, tell me straight to my face, you haven't done things just to experience the rush that comes along with doing them." Luna looked down ashamedly, "You see, Lina's not going to change because you want her too, not this way at least. You see, I am aware of another thing, Sire Gourry has returned has he not? I believe your sister held a soft spot for him once. "
"Yes mother, but what are we going to do about Lina?"
"That, my child, is why I'm here, I will simply state that Lina will spend the carnival with Mr. Gourry, if he accepts of course."
"He's still single?"
"Far as I know."
"Mother, you hold the wisdom of ages." Luna beemed proudly at her mother.
She giggled, "Someday I hope to pass it onto one of you."
The two shared tea and laughter until Luna retired for the night. *** Lina tossed a yellow teddy bear up in the air and caught it, repeating the action many times before she began speaking aloud to herself. "He's back, boy, I guess I've missed him more than I thought I would. But he was such a dope when he left, looks like he hasn't gotten any smarter. I feel so bad for him, he's gonna get so hounded by everyone once he sets foot in school. OOO, that Naga better keep her hands off him, or I'll....I'll...I'll wonder why I'm thinkin like this! I mean, Xellos, I think we're goin out, not that he'd ever admit it, although he has tried some interesting things on me." Lina laughed at the memory of seeing Xellos and her sister, sleeping in Luna's bed, "They looked so cute together. But anyway, seeing Gourry again, he sure has grown up, looks, well, hot now. Yup, still a doof though, probably wouldn't have it any other way though.
Lina sighed and looked at the teddy bear in her arms, memories creeping back to her,
"Here Lina, I won ya this! Isn't it cute? Hey, what's wrong, you're cryin, wow Lina, I've never seen you do that before."
"You doof, don't you remember you're leaving? I'm just, gonna miss you"
"Well, uh, here, you can have this little yellow teddy for a parting gift, so you'll never forget me."
"You won't be going away forever right? I mean, you'll come back?"
"I......think so why?"
Lina promptly dealt the blonde a blow to the head with the teddy bear, "Cuz I'm gonna miss you and I want you to come back soon as you can, you dope!"
"Ooh, ok, well, I'll miss you to."
"I hated seeming so...weak, but I really did miss him. Somehow, that jellyfish found a way to my heart I guess I really do like him."
"So do I." Lina's mother stepped into the doorway, scaring Lina from her thoughts.
"MOM!"
"Sorry dear, but I've come with news I think you should hear."
"Did Luna blow up from all that anger pent up inside?"
"No, sadly, not," she said smiling at her daughter, "I want you to start spending less time with Xellos and his, for lack of a better word, gang."
"Not you too mother..."
"Now listen, I do this to protect you dear, plus, what with your childhood friend coming over, I think it best if you two, hook up again."
"But mom, he's probably got a girlfriend."
"Fars I know, he's still single. Come on, you were just thinking about him! Tell me about what you think."
"Well he's, uh, protective. You should'a seen him ealier mom, he was like....like...ugh, I can't explain it but there's something there that I thought was gone a long time ago! In fact, I didn't even know it was there to begin with, it's just, what's goin on?"
"Sleep now, think later. And no more joyrides understood, I was really worried today!" Lina winceed at her mother's scowl, it was like Luna's and it didn't seem right on her, perhaps that's what made it all the more scary. She nodded in compliance and lay down on her bed, cuddling beneath the covers.
"Oh, and Lina, you'll be taking Gourry to the festivals next week."
To tired to object to anything, Lina simply waved her off. *** A/N: hey, u like? hope so, this is an a/u just in case ya haven't figured that from the top and the description. reviews are always welcome!
**don't own any characters from slayers, and don't own the songs from trapt. you all should listen, they're really good, unless u don't like them...