Chapter 4
Hi! Long time since I've said anything. I'm glad you guys like it so far! I'm enjoying writing it! Now, let's see what I've got in store for Lina and the others, shall we? Oh, right, disclaimer, Slayers does not belong to me nor do the songs La Moon and Chasin after you.
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"Amelia! For the last time! I'm fine!"
"Now Miss Lina! I'm almost done! Just hold still! Now, does that hurt?"
Lina shouted in frustration. Amelia had been poking and prodding her shoulder for the past hour. The sun had risen and she was losing valuable time! She was tempted to take the young princesses head off right there.
"No it doesn't hurt! Now can we please get going? We're almost there!" Lina whined, trying to swat Amelia's hand off her shoulder.
"Not until we're sure your okay." Zelgadis's voice rang out from behind her causing her to whip around.
"But Zel!" She whined. "You don't understand!"
"Well, maybe if you'd just clarify things a little," He countered. The two went on like this, providing the perfect distraction for Amelia to finish her examination.
"Okay," Amelia said, breaking the fight that was beginning to brew. "Miss Lina is just fine, the mark is almost healed, so we can get going."
"Really?" Lina asked, pushing Zel out of her face. "Great! Let's go!" Lina jumped up and began to walk in the direction of the tree.
"Miss Lina! Wait!" Amelia called after her.
"Lina!" Both Gourry and Zelgadis shouted while following both females.
Now where is that bloody cave? I know it was somewhere past the river, to the north of the tree, after the flat rock… Wait! It wasn't after the flat rock! It was hidden by the flat rock! Lina suddenly turned on her heel and went in the opposite direction.
"What," Zelgadis began.
"Was that," Amelia continued.
"About?" Gourry finished. "I think she's lost her mind."
Every one nodded in agreement and followed Lina. They were traveling for another few hours when Lina suddenly veered off the road and to the left. She was mumbling something to her self when she spoke up.
"Everyone, we're looking for a flat rock. Behind that should be a cave, we need to find it." With that, she went back to trying to find her rock. Everyone shrugged and helped her. After about an hour of this, the group settled down to get some rest.
Lina sighed while sitting on a rock that was right next to a large bolder. So close, so close, if only I had a clue, a sign, or something to work on! Frustration and exhaustion soon over took her and she drifted off.
"Let me go!" The girl screamed at the figure that had dragged her out of her home.
"You want to go back?" The figure asked, looking her in the eyes.
"No, but, I don't even know who you are!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. The figure had taken her to a forest that was a few miles away from the town.
"You may not know me, but I know you very well, Lina," The figure pilled off her hood, revealing shoulder length purple hair and matching eyes. "My name is Luna Inverse." Luna extended her hand out to Lina, who hesitated.
"How do I know you wont try anything?" She asked, trying to sound as grown up as she could. To her surprise, Luna tilted her head back and laughed, a sound that was possibly as old as time itself.
"I wont, I promise."
"Well," Lina turned her head in the direction of her old home. "I guess I can't go back there, okay." Lina grabbed Luna's hand and Luna smiled at her.
"Lina, listen very carefully, I have something to tell you," Lina nodded in understanding and Luna continued. "If you have a problem, look in every place you can for a solution, no matter how unlikely. Some times, the answers you seek are right under your nose." Luna gently brushed Lina's nose for good measure.
Lina opened her eyes and awakened from the dream. The others were all asleep in their rolls; the moon was out of the sky because it was the beginning of a new cycle. Right under your nose. That sentence stuck out in her mind. Or in this case, She thought as she stood up and looked at the rock she had been sitting on. Right under my butt. Struggling, Lina tried to push the rock out of the way, with no success.
Zelgadis awoke from being shaken by Lina several times.
"I'm awake, I'm awake, what is it?" He asked, still a little sleepy.
"Come here." She demanded, grabbing him by the shirt and pulling him to the rock. "Move this!" She pointed to the rock and put her hands on her hips, silently saying "If you argue, I'll dragon Slave you."
"Okay, okay." He knelt down and began to push on the rock. All the noise they were making woke Amelia and Gourry.
"Zel, what are you doing?" Gourry asked while watching.
"Shut up and help me." Zelgadis instructed. Gourry walked over and helped out as much as he could. Finally, after about twenty minutes of heaving at the rock, it moved out of the way. Amelia peeked in.
"What is it, Amelia?" Gourry asked, watching her.
"It looks like," Amelia said when Lina came beside her.
"A cave!" Both chorused.