Hi Hi
Not much to say just that I don't own Slayers.. Oh and I would like to apologize if you tried to review before and you where blocked I had someone tell me on one of my other stories that I was blocking people. I didn't realize that I was. e.e Thanks Sarie and edyadove and Hanna-chan for the reviews on the last chapter I love reviews they keep me going.
Echoe Shayne ^.^
Val frowned looking at his mother as she continued to read books upon books. She had been doing this since Zelgadiss and Lina had left. Long hours of nothing but reading and when he asked her what she was doing she would only say that she was looking for something. The exasperated blonde buried her face in her hands. "Ok one more book one more and I'm quitting." Listening to what she said she rephrased it. "I'm quitting for tonight." About half way through the book she came across a paragraph that caught her interest.
the death mark...
Her face grew pale as she continued to read. With a frown she quickly snapped the book shut getting out of her chair. Val looked up at the sudden sounds and watched as his mother got out of her chair and headed to him.
"Come one Val we have to go."
normally he would have asked questions but the tone of her voice said that she was in no mood for them and he could see the tip of her tail peeping out from her skirt. 'Lina already knew?' there was a chance that she didn't know everything, but then again she was Lina sorcery genius. And the way she had acted she knew that it was important. She had the urge to tell Gourry and Sylphiel but decided against it after all Sylphiel was just starting to get back in the rhythm of things, and Gourry well let's just say that telling him wouldn't accomplish much. There was only one thing to do, she had to find Lina. Her face fell at the thought he had no idea where she had gone. The only thing that she knew was that she was with Zelgadiss. 'Had she told him?' No there wasn't a chance there she hadn't wanted anyone to know. Then it hit her causing instant panic somebody else did know. "Xelloss." she whispered picking up her pace no heed to the fact that Val was having trouble keeping up. 'Man she didn't want anybody to know, and of all the people that she could have told she had told Xelloss. 'If she finds out..." Her thoughts trailed for a second. The things he could do to her. 'I'm dead.' there was no doubt about it if Lina found out that Xellos knew her days where numbered. 'What about Val?' with the thought she looked down to her side at the aqua haired youth that was tagging along beside her. Maybe Gourry and Sylphiel could watch him for her.
Lina sighed trailing behind Zel. he had picked up his pace and to her disappointment she was having trouble keeping up with him. If she had thought that things would get better she was wrong they had just gotten worse. He seamed more determined then ever to find his cure. The more determined her got the further away he drifted. Right now they where headed to a small town that was rumored to have a spring that would let the person know what ever it was they wanted to know if they drank from it. their pace was grueling inwardly she cringed as the dull ach had settle around her once more.
Interesting Xelloss thought watching them from just beyond their view. For a while he had watched and Lina had been normal like she didn't have a care in the word now it was building again he could feel it even if in small amounts emanating from her body. 'What was causing it something had to be.. didn't it?'
"Can't we stop just a little while." Zel could hear Lina's complaint.
"If we don't keep going we'll never make it there before sun set."
"So even when we do make it there it will be to late to go and look for it."
He sighed knowing that she was right he paused. "Ok Five minutes." Lina moved off the path leaning against a tree.
"Only five minutes." She complained.
"Walking over to her he was prepared to say something about how they couldn't afford to just laze around. But when he saw how drawn and pale her face looked he closed his mouth.
leaning next to her he smiled. You know on second thought I think your right I won't be able to look for it tonight. 'Plus you look tired' he added in his head though he didn't dare say it out loud. Looking over at her he suddenly had the urge to start walking again. Then again there was another part of him that wanted to stay there and look at her forever. The curve of her lips the hair falling around her sweet face. 'for you.' his mind said to him and he sighed knowing that he would have to wait but the wait was well worth the cause.
It was well past dark when they reached the inn. Sitting her room she frowned laying down she felt so tired but sleep would not come to her. She had a long day ahead of her tomorrow and she needed all the rest she could get. Zel was laying in his bed completely awake for a different reason. He had the feeling of anticipation he was close to a cure. 'No your not the little voice said he wanted to tell it to shut up but he didn't because knew that getting his hopes up would only lead to disappointment. Trying to calm down the conflicting emotions he knew that this was going to be a long night.
"So this is it? eh Zel." Lina said looking at the small reflective pound that they had traveled most of the day to come to. They had spent the morning asking around where to find it and then spent the rest of the day getting there. Though in the asking Lina had found out some interesting stuff. If this didn't work then she already had another place to go. But she hoped that it wouldn't come to that she hoped that this would be it. Zel felt almost afraid the villagers had said that only those that the pond deemed worthy would obtain it's knowledge. What if it never found him worthy. There was only one way to find that out. Leaning over he took out a small traveling cup scooping it up." Taking a drink of the cool water he had to admit that it was some of the best tasting water that he had ever had but no knowledge came with it. Frowning in defeat he let his shoulders sag. She didn't have to ask she could tell that but look on his face that this hadn't been the place that they where looking for. Turning he started walking away. It hadn't worked even though he had tried not to get his hopes up obviously they had been because he felt crushed. They didn't deem him worthy to know. What had he done wrong. Stooping down Lina took some of the water in her hand and drank it.
'He seeks to find a cure for his body and you seek to end the pain. The cause does not matter for the end result is the same. The end lies in one's owns heart.'
Looking up she saw that Zel was still walking away. Striating up she took off after him. 'In one's own heart.' did that mean if she thought about it enough she would know where to find the cure?
"Look Zel I know where to go when I was talking to a person in the village this morning I learned of a flower that blooms only once every 300 hundred years. It is 3 weeks journey away from here in the middle nowhere. And according to what they said it will bloom in 3 and a half weeks."
"He stopped turning to look at her she was willing to still fallow him around."
"So what are you doing just standing there Zel this time we really are on a time limit." He looked at her amazed as she started walking ahead of him."
Xelas looked down at her priest as he kneeled before her.
"I have decided the course will stay and unravel for my eyes."
"Yes what do you wish me to do?" Xelloss asked.
"Hold your ground and do not interfere."
When Zel had said not to long ago that it would start getting cold soon he was right. the sky was over cast it had been for days now and the nights where getting colder and colder but it didn't seam to bother Zel he just kept going leading them further and further away from civilization. It was like he didn't even notice what was going on around him he only cared about one thing he had to get there before time ran out. Sighing she looked up at sky her hand going absentmindedly to her side. she hoped that the weather would hold out till they got back to someplace reasonable thought but as if to mock her the sky opened up and was filled with millions of tiny white flakes. ' you just had to think it didn't you. Zel hit sudden panic ' would the flower bloom in the snow?' thinking that he picked up his pace.
Lina had to concentrate on walking now the snow was almost up to her knees it had just been coming down and there was no sign that it was going to stop her teeth where catering and she wished that she was wearing something warmer. great and they where two weeks away from everything. Shivering she wrapped her arms around herself. It had gotten worse the past couple of hours he could no longer see more then a few feet in front of him and the cold was starting to get to even him. That set off alarms Stopping her turned to see Lina or at least try to see her she had dropped a little behind and all her could see was a blur of red. Lina looked around hopelessly she had lost sight of Zel when he had been ahead of her a few moments ago. For all she knew he could still be there she just couldn't see him because of the swirling snow. 'He just has to be wearing something that blends.' she thought. The blurry spot of red seamed to be moving off to his right now. 'were does she think she's going.'
"Lina." he yelled heading toward her.
"Zel she yelled stopping maybe he could see her she was wearing a bright color and it had to stand out more that what he was wearing
"Lina why didn't you go in a strait line?"
"I was going in a strait line."
'We could have been Zigzagging for who knows how long. They had to stop or they could wonder further and further away from their destination.
"We have to stop now."
She was glad to hear that she was tired of walking it was getting colder and her feet felt like blocks of ice. Right now her teeth were clenched so they didn't chatter.
"You should fire ball it all." "Isn't that usually your specialty?" He asked trying not to sound so amused
"Like I said you should fire ball it all." after a brief pause he answered.
"Oh.."
'dam it Zel why do you have to be so prospective? He could hear her teeth chattering taking a step closer to her he wrapped his arms around her. He was so warm how was it that he was so warm wrapping her arms around him she leaned against him. They stood there like that the snow being whipped a round them by the bitter wind. Sinking to his knees he took Lina with him finding that the closer they got to the ground the less harsh the wind was. Soon they where laying on the ground better to be next to the snow then subject to the lashing wind. If she hadn't thought it couldn't get colder she was wrong as night approached the temperature dropped and she clung to Zel more. sighing she snuggled closer to him. "Zel what would I do without you?"
Hearing that he tightened his grip on her waist pulling her closer to him. 'No she doesn't mean it like that. She means it as in if you weren't here I would be a popsicle kind of way.' Lina clung to him her only warmth in a sea of ice. She was starting to warm up and as she did sleep came to claim her. 'Falling asleep in the arms of the man I...' she tried to stay awake at that it was important that she finish that thought. 'Falling asleep in the arms of the man I....' But before she could the thought drifted away into oblivion and sleep claimed her body.
When Zel awoke he expected the storm to be over but it was still raging about them in full swing. A startling fact came to her mind as she opened her eyes. Zel was no longer as warm as he had been 'that's because he's getting cold too.'
Lina frowned as she trudged through the snow looking at Zel's back in front of her. the snow was still coming down but it was no longer the fierce storm that had kept them in one place.. It had been a few days and they had lost major time. Wadding through the snow she wondered how it was that a flower could even bloom in this weather She knew that they weren't going to find it and so did Zel though he still clung to the hope that they might.
Lina sighed looking down at her pink pj's as she sat on the bed. They where back at a inn. Sure they had wondered around a few days looking for the flower but in the end they had ended up here. Since then Zel had retreated back into his own little world. Shivering a little she ran her hands up and down her arms a few times. Looking around she saw no fire place to start a fire in. She could always start the one in the middle of the room but if it got out of hand and she accidentally burnt the inn down. There was only one other inn in this town and word would travel fast and she had no desire to spend another night out side. climbing under the covers she pulled her feet up to her in attempts to be warm. Staring at the ceiling she felt cold she felt hallow and then it came to her she missed Zel. She had become used to him always being there.
Zel looked at the wall. 'The wall just another dead end.' another wild goose chase that he had nothing to show for. There was never anything to show for it. This was going to be a long night. There was a knock on his door closing hi eyes he feigned sleep . It could only be two people He tired to ignore it then he heard it open that was strange he remembered locking the door people one it was Lina or two it was a thief hopping to rob him in his sleep. he could hear their foot steps as thought they tried not to wake him
Lina stood by his bed looking down it him he appeared to be asleep but on some impulse she whispered his name before turning to leave.
"Lina."
Turning back around she saw that he was laying there looking at her.
"I came because well there's no fire place in my room and I was cold and I was wondering I was wondering well if I could stay here with you. she didn't know what she expected him to say but he didn't say anything instead he help opened the covers where she saw that he was wearing green and yellow pajamas before she climbed in. ( do you ever wonder why Gourry and Zel have the same pair?) this was strange he would have thought that she would have been happy to be at a inn happy to be away from him but here she was.
Closing her eyes she snuggled closer to him suddenly wanting him to put his arms around her. What was wrong with her why was she here it had never bothered her before that she was cold. She never had to share a room with Gourry. In fact she never shared a room with Gourry. Shad had always been happy to get her own room so...so why.. Taking a deep breath she could smell him in something that she could only describe as Zel and she felt warm and safe like she had no worries in the world. Like for one instant she could forget that she was Lina Inverse the dragon spooker, and just be a normal person. 'One day I'll make Zel feel that way too.' she thought.
"G 'night Zel."
Her sleepy voice was nothing but a mumble but he understood it.
"Good night Lina."
She was so close he wondered what she would do if he took her in his arms. If he held her close and told her how he felt. 'No.' he couldn't do that he couldn't tell her. She deserved better then him.
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"Fate Lina chan fate." She stood there looking dumbly at him what did that have to do with anything. "I see that the great Lina Inverse even tries to cheat fate."
"fate."
"Something is keeping you here. I wonder what is so important."
"Tell me."
"Tell you what?"
her eyes narrowed at him.
"I but Lina chan it's a."
"Don't even say it she said interrupting him."
~*~*~*
Zel looked at Lina thrashing form putting his hands on either shoulder he gently shook her. Opening her eyes she saw Zel this comforted her a little. But even the small comfort did not help the fact that she felt terrible she felt like she had been ran over and beaten till she could barely walk. With that her hand went to her side. To her surprise it encountered a warm slick liquid. bringing her hand up to her face she looked at the blood that appeared black in the darkness. Zel looked at her hand in shock blood she was bleeding. Pulling back the covers she looked at her side it was covered with blood. His eyes widened it reminded him of that day. That day he had carried her to the inn blood poured from the wound in her side just like it did now. Bolting out of the bead she lifted up the bottom of her shirt nothing she had expected a gaping wound but there was nothing but the scar. Her skin was smooth and creamy not even a smudge of blood was on it. 'That scar.' it shouldn't be there. In his search for a cure he had come across many things and now one of them was standing out in his mind. 'The death mark.'
"Lina.."
No Zel please don't" she watched as he got up standing next to her his hand out stretched. 'what's was going on here she had felt fine everything was supposed to be ok but it wasn't nothing was ok. What had Xelloss been talking about Fate what that have to do with any of this.
"Zel." she looked up at him only to see that he was looking at her with sympathetic eyes she didn't want him to look at her like that.
Hearing his name he blinked a few times she was still standing there looking at him proud and fearless. He had never respected her more then he did in that moment. Closing the short distance he took her in his arms cradling her next to him. she remained rigid for a few seconds before going lax in his arms.
"Zel..." the sound in her voice broke his heart it was a voice that was losing hope. A tone that he heard in his own voice. Somehow hearing it in her voice made him feel cold.
~*~*~*~
"Not even you can cheat Fate Lina and it's bound to catch up with you."
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End of part 6 ^.^ Please review
Not much to say just that I don't own Slayers.. Oh and I would like to apologize if you tried to review before and you where blocked I had someone tell me on one of my other stories that I was blocking people. I didn't realize that I was. e.e Thanks Sarie and edyadove and Hanna-chan for the reviews on the last chapter I love reviews they keep me going.
Echoe Shayne ^.^
Val frowned looking at his mother as she continued to read books upon books. She had been doing this since Zelgadiss and Lina had left. Long hours of nothing but reading and when he asked her what she was doing she would only say that she was looking for something. The exasperated blonde buried her face in her hands. "Ok one more book one more and I'm quitting." Listening to what she said she rephrased it. "I'm quitting for tonight." About half way through the book she came across a paragraph that caught her interest.
the death mark...
Her face grew pale as she continued to read. With a frown she quickly snapped the book shut getting out of her chair. Val looked up at the sudden sounds and watched as his mother got out of her chair and headed to him.
"Come one Val we have to go."
normally he would have asked questions but the tone of her voice said that she was in no mood for them and he could see the tip of her tail peeping out from her skirt. 'Lina already knew?' there was a chance that she didn't know everything, but then again she was Lina sorcery genius. And the way she had acted she knew that it was important. She had the urge to tell Gourry and Sylphiel but decided against it after all Sylphiel was just starting to get back in the rhythm of things, and Gourry well let's just say that telling him wouldn't accomplish much. There was only one thing to do, she had to find Lina. Her face fell at the thought he had no idea where she had gone. The only thing that she knew was that she was with Zelgadiss. 'Had she told him?' No there wasn't a chance there she hadn't wanted anyone to know. Then it hit her causing instant panic somebody else did know. "Xelloss." she whispered picking up her pace no heed to the fact that Val was having trouble keeping up. 'Man she didn't want anybody to know, and of all the people that she could have told she had told Xelloss. 'If she finds out..." Her thoughts trailed for a second. The things he could do to her. 'I'm dead.' there was no doubt about it if Lina found out that Xellos knew her days where numbered. 'What about Val?' with the thought she looked down to her side at the aqua haired youth that was tagging along beside her. Maybe Gourry and Sylphiel could watch him for her.
Lina sighed trailing behind Zel. he had picked up his pace and to her disappointment she was having trouble keeping up with him. If she had thought that things would get better she was wrong they had just gotten worse. He seamed more determined then ever to find his cure. The more determined her got the further away he drifted. Right now they where headed to a small town that was rumored to have a spring that would let the person know what ever it was they wanted to know if they drank from it. their pace was grueling inwardly she cringed as the dull ach had settle around her once more.
Interesting Xelloss thought watching them from just beyond their view. For a while he had watched and Lina had been normal like she didn't have a care in the word now it was building again he could feel it even if in small amounts emanating from her body. 'What was causing it something had to be.. didn't it?'
"Can't we stop just a little while." Zel could hear Lina's complaint.
"If we don't keep going we'll never make it there before sun set."
"So even when we do make it there it will be to late to go and look for it."
He sighed knowing that she was right he paused. "Ok Five minutes." Lina moved off the path leaning against a tree.
"Only five minutes." She complained.
"Walking over to her he was prepared to say something about how they couldn't afford to just laze around. But when he saw how drawn and pale her face looked he closed his mouth.
leaning next to her he smiled. You know on second thought I think your right I won't be able to look for it tonight. 'Plus you look tired' he added in his head though he didn't dare say it out loud. Looking over at her he suddenly had the urge to start walking again. Then again there was another part of him that wanted to stay there and look at her forever. The curve of her lips the hair falling around her sweet face. 'for you.' his mind said to him and he sighed knowing that he would have to wait but the wait was well worth the cause.
It was well past dark when they reached the inn. Sitting her room she frowned laying down she felt so tired but sleep would not come to her. She had a long day ahead of her tomorrow and she needed all the rest she could get. Zel was laying in his bed completely awake for a different reason. He had the feeling of anticipation he was close to a cure. 'No your not the little voice said he wanted to tell it to shut up but he didn't because knew that getting his hopes up would only lead to disappointment. Trying to calm down the conflicting emotions he knew that this was going to be a long night.
"So this is it? eh Zel." Lina said looking at the small reflective pound that they had traveled most of the day to come to. They had spent the morning asking around where to find it and then spent the rest of the day getting there. Though in the asking Lina had found out some interesting stuff. If this didn't work then she already had another place to go. But she hoped that it wouldn't come to that she hoped that this would be it. Zel felt almost afraid the villagers had said that only those that the pond deemed worthy would obtain it's knowledge. What if it never found him worthy. There was only one way to find that out. Leaning over he took out a small traveling cup scooping it up." Taking a drink of the cool water he had to admit that it was some of the best tasting water that he had ever had but no knowledge came with it. Frowning in defeat he let his shoulders sag. She didn't have to ask she could tell that but look on his face that this hadn't been the place that they where looking for. Turning he started walking away. It hadn't worked even though he had tried not to get his hopes up obviously they had been because he felt crushed. They didn't deem him worthy to know. What had he done wrong. Stooping down Lina took some of the water in her hand and drank it.
'He seeks to find a cure for his body and you seek to end the pain. The cause does not matter for the end result is the same. The end lies in one's owns heart.'
Looking up she saw that Zel was still walking away. Striating up she took off after him. 'In one's own heart.' did that mean if she thought about it enough she would know where to find the cure?
"Look Zel I know where to go when I was talking to a person in the village this morning I learned of a flower that blooms only once every 300 hundred years. It is 3 weeks journey away from here in the middle nowhere. And according to what they said it will bloom in 3 and a half weeks."
"He stopped turning to look at her she was willing to still fallow him around."
"So what are you doing just standing there Zel this time we really are on a time limit." He looked at her amazed as she started walking ahead of him."
Xelas looked down at her priest as he kneeled before her.
"I have decided the course will stay and unravel for my eyes."
"Yes what do you wish me to do?" Xelloss asked.
"Hold your ground and do not interfere."
When Zel had said not to long ago that it would start getting cold soon he was right. the sky was over cast it had been for days now and the nights where getting colder and colder but it didn't seam to bother Zel he just kept going leading them further and further away from civilization. It was like he didn't even notice what was going on around him he only cared about one thing he had to get there before time ran out. Sighing she looked up at sky her hand going absentmindedly to her side. she hoped that the weather would hold out till they got back to someplace reasonable thought but as if to mock her the sky opened up and was filled with millions of tiny white flakes. ' you just had to think it didn't you. Zel hit sudden panic ' would the flower bloom in the snow?' thinking that he picked up his pace.
Lina had to concentrate on walking now the snow was almost up to her knees it had just been coming down and there was no sign that it was going to stop her teeth where catering and she wished that she was wearing something warmer. great and they where two weeks away from everything. Shivering she wrapped her arms around herself. It had gotten worse the past couple of hours he could no longer see more then a few feet in front of him and the cold was starting to get to even him. That set off alarms Stopping her turned to see Lina or at least try to see her she had dropped a little behind and all her could see was a blur of red. Lina looked around hopelessly she had lost sight of Zel when he had been ahead of her a few moments ago. For all she knew he could still be there she just couldn't see him because of the swirling snow. 'He just has to be wearing something that blends.' she thought. The blurry spot of red seamed to be moving off to his right now. 'were does she think she's going.'
"Lina." he yelled heading toward her.
"Zel she yelled stopping maybe he could see her she was wearing a bright color and it had to stand out more that what he was wearing
"Lina why didn't you go in a strait line?"
"I was going in a strait line."
'We could have been Zigzagging for who knows how long. They had to stop or they could wonder further and further away from their destination.
"We have to stop now."
She was glad to hear that she was tired of walking it was getting colder and her feet felt like blocks of ice. Right now her teeth were clenched so they didn't chatter.
"You should fire ball it all." "Isn't that usually your specialty?" He asked trying not to sound so amused
"Like I said you should fire ball it all." after a brief pause he answered.
"Oh.."
'dam it Zel why do you have to be so prospective? He could hear her teeth chattering taking a step closer to her he wrapped his arms around her. He was so warm how was it that he was so warm wrapping her arms around him she leaned against him. They stood there like that the snow being whipped a round them by the bitter wind. Sinking to his knees he took Lina with him finding that the closer they got to the ground the less harsh the wind was. Soon they where laying on the ground better to be next to the snow then subject to the lashing wind. If she hadn't thought it couldn't get colder she was wrong as night approached the temperature dropped and she clung to Zel more. sighing she snuggled closer to him. "Zel what would I do without you?"
Hearing that he tightened his grip on her waist pulling her closer to him. 'No she doesn't mean it like that. She means it as in if you weren't here I would be a popsicle kind of way.' Lina clung to him her only warmth in a sea of ice. She was starting to warm up and as she did sleep came to claim her. 'Falling asleep in the arms of the man I...' she tried to stay awake at that it was important that she finish that thought. 'Falling asleep in the arms of the man I....' But before she could the thought drifted away into oblivion and sleep claimed her body.
When Zel awoke he expected the storm to be over but it was still raging about them in full swing. A startling fact came to her mind as she opened her eyes. Zel was no longer as warm as he had been 'that's because he's getting cold too.'
Lina frowned as she trudged through the snow looking at Zel's back in front of her. the snow was still coming down but it was no longer the fierce storm that had kept them in one place.. It had been a few days and they had lost major time. Wadding through the snow she wondered how it was that a flower could even bloom in this weather She knew that they weren't going to find it and so did Zel though he still clung to the hope that they might.
Lina sighed looking down at her pink pj's as she sat on the bed. They where back at a inn. Sure they had wondered around a few days looking for the flower but in the end they had ended up here. Since then Zel had retreated back into his own little world. Shivering a little she ran her hands up and down her arms a few times. Looking around she saw no fire place to start a fire in. She could always start the one in the middle of the room but if it got out of hand and she accidentally burnt the inn down. There was only one other inn in this town and word would travel fast and she had no desire to spend another night out side. climbing under the covers she pulled her feet up to her in attempts to be warm. Staring at the ceiling she felt cold she felt hallow and then it came to her she missed Zel. She had become used to him always being there.
Zel looked at the wall. 'The wall just another dead end.' another wild goose chase that he had nothing to show for. There was never anything to show for it. This was going to be a long night. There was a knock on his door closing hi eyes he feigned sleep . It could only be two people He tired to ignore it then he heard it open that was strange he remembered locking the door people one it was Lina or two it was a thief hopping to rob him in his sleep. he could hear their foot steps as thought they tried not to wake him
Lina stood by his bed looking down it him he appeared to be asleep but on some impulse she whispered his name before turning to leave.
"Lina."
Turning back around she saw that he was laying there looking at her.
"I came because well there's no fire place in my room and I was cold and I was wondering I was wondering well if I could stay here with you. she didn't know what she expected him to say but he didn't say anything instead he help opened the covers where she saw that he was wearing green and yellow pajamas before she climbed in. ( do you ever wonder why Gourry and Zel have the same pair?) this was strange he would have thought that she would have been happy to be at a inn happy to be away from him but here she was.
Closing her eyes she snuggled closer to him suddenly wanting him to put his arms around her. What was wrong with her why was she here it had never bothered her before that she was cold. She never had to share a room with Gourry. In fact she never shared a room with Gourry. Shad had always been happy to get her own room so...so why.. Taking a deep breath she could smell him in something that she could only describe as Zel and she felt warm and safe like she had no worries in the world. Like for one instant she could forget that she was Lina Inverse the dragon spooker, and just be a normal person. 'One day I'll make Zel feel that way too.' she thought.
"G 'night Zel."
Her sleepy voice was nothing but a mumble but he understood it.
"Good night Lina."
She was so close he wondered what she would do if he took her in his arms. If he held her close and told her how he felt. 'No.' he couldn't do that he couldn't tell her. She deserved better then him.
~*~*~*~*
"Fate Lina chan fate." She stood there looking dumbly at him what did that have to do with anything. "I see that the great Lina Inverse even tries to cheat fate."
"fate."
"Something is keeping you here. I wonder what is so important."
"Tell me."
"Tell you what?"
her eyes narrowed at him.
"I but Lina chan it's a."
"Don't even say it she said interrupting him."
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Zel looked at Lina thrashing form putting his hands on either shoulder he gently shook her. Opening her eyes she saw Zel this comforted her a little. But even the small comfort did not help the fact that she felt terrible she felt like she had been ran over and beaten till she could barely walk. With that her hand went to her side. To her surprise it encountered a warm slick liquid. bringing her hand up to her face she looked at the blood that appeared black in the darkness. Zel looked at her hand in shock blood she was bleeding. Pulling back the covers she looked at her side it was covered with blood. His eyes widened it reminded him of that day. That day he had carried her to the inn blood poured from the wound in her side just like it did now. Bolting out of the bead she lifted up the bottom of her shirt nothing she had expected a gaping wound but there was nothing but the scar. Her skin was smooth and creamy not even a smudge of blood was on it. 'That scar.' it shouldn't be there. In his search for a cure he had come across many things and now one of them was standing out in his mind. 'The death mark.'
"Lina.."
No Zel please don't" she watched as he got up standing next to her his hand out stretched. 'what's was going on here she had felt fine everything was supposed to be ok but it wasn't nothing was ok. What had Xelloss been talking about Fate what that have to do with any of this.
"Zel." she looked up at him only to see that he was looking at her with sympathetic eyes she didn't want him to look at her like that.
Hearing his name he blinked a few times she was still standing there looking at him proud and fearless. He had never respected her more then he did in that moment. Closing the short distance he took her in his arms cradling her next to him. she remained rigid for a few seconds before going lax in his arms.
"Zel..." the sound in her voice broke his heart it was a voice that was losing hope. A tone that he heard in his own voice. Somehow hearing it in her voice made him feel cold.
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"Not even you can cheat Fate Lina and it's bound to catch up with you."
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End of part 6 ^.^ Please review
