Y Chapter 28
Christmas Blues
Lina slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't move but her eyes where locked to the white roof above her head. Where was she? Not at home. Wait she jolted making more pain go through her. Where were the others? What happened?! What happened to Gourry.? Filia, and then .. Slypheil. Lina tried to get up then a hand came down and pushed her chest down so she couldn't get up.
"Pushing your self to hard Lina. It isn't good, especially in the condition you in," cooed a familiar voice above her. Then her sister's face appeared before her gaze. Her bangs where just daggling above Lina's nose and she had a most unapproved smirk on. "Lina what did you do?" Lina gulped then closed her eyes.
"I went to the school." Her sister sat back in the chair.
"Exactly right after I told you not too! You disobeyed me!" Even though Lina couldn't see Luna's face she knew she was very angry.
"I'm sorry.."
"Don't say sorry, if you meant it you wouldn't have done it in the first place," she said sternly leaning on the back of her chair, "You could have died Lina. If I hadn't got there in time all of you would have been dead." Lina tired to choke back the tears. She hated to displease her sister, who already though so little of Lina already.
"Where.are they.? Are they ok?" Lina managed to say without hinting to her sister she was holding tears.
"Outside. they are right outside the door, but Slypheil is in the bed next to you. she is unconscious at the moment." Lina heard her walk sister walk over to the door the second it clicked open footsteps rushed to Lina's bed.
"Lina?! Are you ok!?" asked Amelia worried voice. Lina nodded her head then Amelia launched her on Lina's chest and sobbed. Lina lifted her hand and rested it on Amelia's head.
"Glad to see you're still alive."
"You too Zelgadis. you all had me worried."
"You worried! Lina you where almost dead!" said Gourry's voice.
"But I'm here ain't I so no worries," she said winking. Amelia looked up then smiled whipping her eyes. Lina pushed the bottom on her remote then her back piece lifted up so she could see the whole room. Now she was sitting up. Her left arm and her forehead where rapped in bandaged. Luna was no where to be seen in the room. Valgrav was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. As soon as their eyes meet he left. The only sound for two minutes where the clicking of his feet against the marble floor of the hospital.
Filia was there smiling. Xellos was standing right next to her with her hands in her pockets. Apparently Filia had lost her memory and Xellos just refused to talk (typical). All that Filia was told is that Lina was hurt badly and she came. Gourry forgot half the night, And Slypheil. they would just have to wait.
"I'm so glad your fine Miss Lina," said Filia smiling, " We talked to the doctor and he said after one more good heal you'll be out today!"
"That means you won't miss Christmas!" said Amelia clapping her hands together.
"Thanks to you sister," said Zelgadis silencing them all, "If Luna hadn't came we would have all died."
"My question is why did she wait?" Xellos finally spoke up.
"What do you mean?" asked Lina
"Well, Luna, begging your sister she would have guest that you where going to disobey her and god to the school. Right, my question is why she didn't come earlier. What."
"Am I up to?" Luna walked in from the hallway. She walked passed all of them then stopped at the window. Then she turned smirking. "I'm up to nothing, if that's what you mean. Lina just need to lean learn a lesson."
"What!" Zelgadis said clenching his teeth and curling his fists, "We almost died and you staid back just to give Lina a punishment! Don't you think that's a little bit stupid?"
"If you have a problem with how I decide to raise my sister, then you can chose not to hang around her," Luna snapped. Lina bit her bottom lip, she didn't want her sister to get into an argument with her friends. she couldn't defend them. she would get in trouble.
"But Miss Luna. even if it was punishing her little to sever," asked Amelia.
"I'll do what I think is best for my sister, even if it results in what happened to night." Zelgadis would have been right across the room and holding her up by her collar but Lina held onto his arm.
"Zel." Zelgadis just stared at Lina as if he was gapping at her for taking this all in without word, it wasn't like Lina. Luna just smirked then walked out brushing past Zelgadis and Xellos. "Please don't try to fight her."
"Lina why didn't you fight back!" shouted Zelgadis who was very angry, and ended up hitting Lina's hand away and yelling a little more louder then he intended Lina held her hand back and Amelia gasped.
"Mr. Zelgadis.."
"I'm out of here." Zelgadis turned on his heels and left. Filia looked as though she where about to go after him then Lina told her not to. They all stayed in silence for a while. Then Filia just shook her head and left fallowed closely by Xellos.
"Why couldn't this be a normal holiday?" Amelia cried running out of the room. Lina rested her head on the pillow and let it sink in. Why did this always happen to her, Lina turned her head to see Gourry sitting there still looking at her with a worried look on his face.
"Aren't you going to leave and try to help?" she asked Gourry looking at him. He smiled and closed his eyes.
"I think right here is where the most help is needed. Plus what kind of friend would I be if I left you all alone?" Gourry said patting her head. Lina smiled back, she guessed this would be a good Christmas after all.
***
Zelgadis stormed down the hall of the hospital. Everyone was staring at him as he passed. His paced quickened. they always stared. why don't they stop. someone make then stop staring! Zelgadis started to walk so fast that he bumped into a tall woman. He backed up and hardly murmured sorry.
"What's the matter with you, Lina bore you too much," the voice mocked. Zelgadis spun around to see an empty hallway. He scanned the hallways with his eyes, none. Just as he turned on his way out he heard someone call his name. Zel turned around to see Amelia run down the hallway until she reached him. She had a smile on but it looked strained.
"Mr. Zelgadis, I.We where looking all over for you. Are you going to come back?" she asked as Zelgadis sighed crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the wall.
"Nothing. just I needed to get out, it was stuffy in the room, to many people," he responded coldly. Amelia nodded, and then she looked at the floor.
"So..Mr. Zelgadis, what are your parents doing for Christmas?"
"They aren't my parents. I have no clue what Rezo is planning to do probably the usual gift exchange." Amelia nodded, as agreeing. She was trying to make a conversation but Zel was making it very hard. "Well, I gotta get going, can't keep Rezo waiting too long," he said leaving his fist jammed into his pockets.
"Bye," Amelia said only to see him walking away. She sighed, then turned around and started towards the front doors. She might as well go home.
***
Filia started down the hall then she stumbled. If she hadn't been so close to the wall she would have collapsed. She had been blacking out lately. and every time she did she saw a scene.. Filia didn't get it. This time she blacked out and saw Xellos. and another man. it looked exactly like Xellos but I couldn't be. could it?
"Hey Lizard lips! You plan on standing all day like that?" Xellos's voice brought her back to reality. What did that vision mean. she would have to ask her cousin at school, hopefully he would help.
"No," she snapped, "Especially from the likes of you!" Filia steadied her self up then walked down the hall only fro Xellos to catch up to her then he walked with her. "What do you want?!"
"Oh nothing. I was just wondering, have you noticed any different in the last twenty-four hours?" Filia regarded him suspiciously.
"Why would you want to know?"
"No reason," he said smiling, Filia rolled her eyes, "Well then I'll see you at school." And with that he disappeared. Filia bite her bottom lip, something didn't seem right. She shook off the feeling and sighed. Well she had to get home before her dad found out she was gone from home.
***
"Gourry?"
"Ya? What Lina?"
"You can go now, if you want, your family will be missing you."
"Ya you're right. Well bye Lina," Gourry said putting his coat on patting her on the head. Just before he left he turned, "You'll be ok?"
"Ya," Lina said smiling as she finally put her head down in the pillow to rest. She fell asleep in less than two seconds.
Now with Gourry gone and Lina asleep Val entered. He walked over to Slypheil's bed and brought the stool over and sat down on it putting his feet on the metal boarding on the side leaning on the chair. He stared at Slypheil's unmoving cold face. He took her pulse. still there but faint. Little light shone through the blinds and was directly on her eyes.
Val crossed his arms over his chest and thought about what happened the day before.all he remembered was from when he transformed and then all went dark, what he got from the others was that Luna came along, played hero. then all they all where blinded by a white light. Everyone woke up at the hospital, question what was going on.
A little sound, like a coo of a dove, brought Valgrav out of his trance. He stood up alert looking around then realizing that it came from Slypheil. He stood there staring at her.
Slypheil slowly opened her eyes, not realizing where she was, and got up leaning on her knees. After two seconds Slypheil gave a jump then looked around. Upon spotting Valgrav she asked hastily,
"Where are the others?! Are Miss. Filia and Mr. Xellos ok?" Val smirked, always thinking of the others safety first..
"There better off then they deserved to be," he replied not letting his attitude fall. Slypheil sighed in relief, she knew that that meant they were all right. She didn't ask anymore question she just laid back.
"Valgrav. I don't mean to be a bother. but what happened to me?"
"Oh, nothing. you just got knocked out." He lied, not fully having the confidence in his voice. Slypheil gave him a quizzical look, she didn't believe him either, but decided not to push the matter any further.
"So Valgrav. what do you plan on doing this Christmas?"
"Well I gotta get going soon; some friends and I are going to change some gifts though." Slypheil smiled, "you?" She blushed then twiddled her fingers.
"Well just me and my dad. you know," she mumbled.
"Why don't you come and hang with us?"
"Oh no I couldn't do that; I wouldn't want to be a nuisance."
"Don't worry you won't. Plus I have some peoples who want to meet you." Slypheil nodded. "then it's decided. I'll see you around 7 then," Valgrav said getting up and leaving Slypheil alone.
She leaned her head then sighed, it wasn't that she didn't want to go. but her father was a different story.
***
Boo: Hey how's it going! ^_^'' I've got a short chap this time.. Not many ideas. for the next two chaps after the next one.. ^_^ Well cya then ^_^
Lina slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't move but her eyes where locked to the white roof above her head. Where was she? Not at home. Wait she jolted making more pain go through her. Where were the others? What happened?! What happened to Gourry.? Filia, and then .. Slypheil. Lina tried to get up then a hand came down and pushed her chest down so she couldn't get up.
"Pushing your self to hard Lina. It isn't good, especially in the condition you in," cooed a familiar voice above her. Then her sister's face appeared before her gaze. Her bangs where just daggling above Lina's nose and she had a most unapproved smirk on. "Lina what did you do?" Lina gulped then closed her eyes.
"I went to the school." Her sister sat back in the chair.
"Exactly right after I told you not too! You disobeyed me!" Even though Lina couldn't see Luna's face she knew she was very angry.
"I'm sorry.."
"Don't say sorry, if you meant it you wouldn't have done it in the first place," she said sternly leaning on the back of her chair, "You could have died Lina. If I hadn't got there in time all of you would have been dead." Lina tired to choke back the tears. She hated to displease her sister, who already though so little of Lina already.
"Where.are they.? Are they ok?" Lina managed to say without hinting to her sister she was holding tears.
"Outside. they are right outside the door, but Slypheil is in the bed next to you. she is unconscious at the moment." Lina heard her walk sister walk over to the door the second it clicked open footsteps rushed to Lina's bed.
"Lina?! Are you ok!?" asked Amelia worried voice. Lina nodded her head then Amelia launched her on Lina's chest and sobbed. Lina lifted her hand and rested it on Amelia's head.
"Glad to see you're still alive."
"You too Zelgadis. you all had me worried."
"You worried! Lina you where almost dead!" said Gourry's voice.
"But I'm here ain't I so no worries," she said winking. Amelia looked up then smiled whipping her eyes. Lina pushed the bottom on her remote then her back piece lifted up so she could see the whole room. Now she was sitting up. Her left arm and her forehead where rapped in bandaged. Luna was no where to be seen in the room. Valgrav was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. As soon as their eyes meet he left. The only sound for two minutes where the clicking of his feet against the marble floor of the hospital.
Filia was there smiling. Xellos was standing right next to her with her hands in her pockets. Apparently Filia had lost her memory and Xellos just refused to talk (typical). All that Filia was told is that Lina was hurt badly and she came. Gourry forgot half the night, And Slypheil. they would just have to wait.
"I'm so glad your fine Miss Lina," said Filia smiling, " We talked to the doctor and he said after one more good heal you'll be out today!"
"That means you won't miss Christmas!" said Amelia clapping her hands together.
"Thanks to you sister," said Zelgadis silencing them all, "If Luna hadn't came we would have all died."
"My question is why did she wait?" Xellos finally spoke up.
"What do you mean?" asked Lina
"Well, Luna, begging your sister she would have guest that you where going to disobey her and god to the school. Right, my question is why she didn't come earlier. What."
"Am I up to?" Luna walked in from the hallway. She walked passed all of them then stopped at the window. Then she turned smirking. "I'm up to nothing, if that's what you mean. Lina just need to lean learn a lesson."
"What!" Zelgadis said clenching his teeth and curling his fists, "We almost died and you staid back just to give Lina a punishment! Don't you think that's a little bit stupid?"
"If you have a problem with how I decide to raise my sister, then you can chose not to hang around her," Luna snapped. Lina bit her bottom lip, she didn't want her sister to get into an argument with her friends. she couldn't defend them. she would get in trouble.
"But Miss Luna. even if it was punishing her little to sever," asked Amelia.
"I'll do what I think is best for my sister, even if it results in what happened to night." Zelgadis would have been right across the room and holding her up by her collar but Lina held onto his arm.
"Zel." Zelgadis just stared at Lina as if he was gapping at her for taking this all in without word, it wasn't like Lina. Luna just smirked then walked out brushing past Zelgadis and Xellos. "Please don't try to fight her."
"Lina why didn't you fight back!" shouted Zelgadis who was very angry, and ended up hitting Lina's hand away and yelling a little more louder then he intended Lina held her hand back and Amelia gasped.
"Mr. Zelgadis.."
"I'm out of here." Zelgadis turned on his heels and left. Filia looked as though she where about to go after him then Lina told her not to. They all stayed in silence for a while. Then Filia just shook her head and left fallowed closely by Xellos.
"Why couldn't this be a normal holiday?" Amelia cried running out of the room. Lina rested her head on the pillow and let it sink in. Why did this always happen to her, Lina turned her head to see Gourry sitting there still looking at her with a worried look on his face.
"Aren't you going to leave and try to help?" she asked Gourry looking at him. He smiled and closed his eyes.
"I think right here is where the most help is needed. Plus what kind of friend would I be if I left you all alone?" Gourry said patting her head. Lina smiled back, she guessed this would be a good Christmas after all.
***
Zelgadis stormed down the hall of the hospital. Everyone was staring at him as he passed. His paced quickened. they always stared. why don't they stop. someone make then stop staring! Zelgadis started to walk so fast that he bumped into a tall woman. He backed up and hardly murmured sorry.
"What's the matter with you, Lina bore you too much," the voice mocked. Zelgadis spun around to see an empty hallway. He scanned the hallways with his eyes, none. Just as he turned on his way out he heard someone call his name. Zel turned around to see Amelia run down the hallway until she reached him. She had a smile on but it looked strained.
"Mr. Zelgadis, I.We where looking all over for you. Are you going to come back?" she asked as Zelgadis sighed crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the wall.
"Nothing. just I needed to get out, it was stuffy in the room, to many people," he responded coldly. Amelia nodded, and then she looked at the floor.
"So..Mr. Zelgadis, what are your parents doing for Christmas?"
"They aren't my parents. I have no clue what Rezo is planning to do probably the usual gift exchange." Amelia nodded, as agreeing. She was trying to make a conversation but Zel was making it very hard. "Well, I gotta get going, can't keep Rezo waiting too long," he said leaving his fist jammed into his pockets.
"Bye," Amelia said only to see him walking away. She sighed, then turned around and started towards the front doors. She might as well go home.
***
Filia started down the hall then she stumbled. If she hadn't been so close to the wall she would have collapsed. She had been blacking out lately. and every time she did she saw a scene.. Filia didn't get it. This time she blacked out and saw Xellos. and another man. it looked exactly like Xellos but I couldn't be. could it?
"Hey Lizard lips! You plan on standing all day like that?" Xellos's voice brought her back to reality. What did that vision mean. she would have to ask her cousin at school, hopefully he would help.
"No," she snapped, "Especially from the likes of you!" Filia steadied her self up then walked down the hall only fro Xellos to catch up to her then he walked with her. "What do you want?!"
"Oh nothing. I was just wondering, have you noticed any different in the last twenty-four hours?" Filia regarded him suspiciously.
"Why would you want to know?"
"No reason," he said smiling, Filia rolled her eyes, "Well then I'll see you at school." And with that he disappeared. Filia bite her bottom lip, something didn't seem right. She shook off the feeling and sighed. Well she had to get home before her dad found out she was gone from home.
***
"Gourry?"
"Ya? What Lina?"
"You can go now, if you want, your family will be missing you."
"Ya you're right. Well bye Lina," Gourry said putting his coat on patting her on the head. Just before he left he turned, "You'll be ok?"
"Ya," Lina said smiling as she finally put her head down in the pillow to rest. She fell asleep in less than two seconds.
Now with Gourry gone and Lina asleep Val entered. He walked over to Slypheil's bed and brought the stool over and sat down on it putting his feet on the metal boarding on the side leaning on the chair. He stared at Slypheil's unmoving cold face. He took her pulse. still there but faint. Little light shone through the blinds and was directly on her eyes.
Val crossed his arms over his chest and thought about what happened the day before.all he remembered was from when he transformed and then all went dark, what he got from the others was that Luna came along, played hero. then all they all where blinded by a white light. Everyone woke up at the hospital, question what was going on.
A little sound, like a coo of a dove, brought Valgrav out of his trance. He stood up alert looking around then realizing that it came from Slypheil. He stood there staring at her.
Slypheil slowly opened her eyes, not realizing where she was, and got up leaning on her knees. After two seconds Slypheil gave a jump then looked around. Upon spotting Valgrav she asked hastily,
"Where are the others?! Are Miss. Filia and Mr. Xellos ok?" Val smirked, always thinking of the others safety first..
"There better off then they deserved to be," he replied not letting his attitude fall. Slypheil sighed in relief, she knew that that meant they were all right. She didn't ask anymore question she just laid back.
"Valgrav. I don't mean to be a bother. but what happened to me?"
"Oh, nothing. you just got knocked out." He lied, not fully having the confidence in his voice. Slypheil gave him a quizzical look, she didn't believe him either, but decided not to push the matter any further.
"So Valgrav. what do you plan on doing this Christmas?"
"Well I gotta get going soon; some friends and I are going to change some gifts though." Slypheil smiled, "you?" She blushed then twiddled her fingers.
"Well just me and my dad. you know," she mumbled.
"Why don't you come and hang with us?"
"Oh no I couldn't do that; I wouldn't want to be a nuisance."
"Don't worry you won't. Plus I have some peoples who want to meet you." Slypheil nodded. "then it's decided. I'll see you around 7 then," Valgrav said getting up and leaving Slypheil alone.
She leaned her head then sighed, it wasn't that she didn't want to go. but her father was a different story.
***
Boo: Hey how's it going! ^_^'' I've got a short chap this time.. Not many ideas. for the next two chaps after the next one.. ^_^ Well cya then ^_^