Tale 6
The wind blew playfully through her hair as highschooler Lina Inverse soared through the trees with her new fairy friend, Zelgadiss of the Greenleaf fairies. The Touch and Illusion spells were working great, it felt so cool to have big beautiful wings on you, glittering in the sun! She felt like a REAL fairy! And as Lina peered behind her, she saw that Gourry, with Amelia guilding him along, was having a pretty good time too. Too bad he was afriad of hights. A phobia that he failed to mention until the quartet was a good deal in the air. But he was getting over it....sorta...
"Um...Ms Fairy Lady..do ya think that we could not go up and down so fast? It's kinda making me sick...."
"Sorry, Mr Gourry. But we had to get over that branch somehow"
"Oh quit your belly-aching!" Lina shouted to the young man behind her "This is too cool to be worry about you stomache!"
"But I can't help it Lina!"
"Maybe we should rest a bit" Zel said, slowing down "We can go over there to that branch, I don't sence any other beings around but we shouldn't stay too long"
And with that, they gently landed on said branch, much to Gourry's relief.
"I'm going to go scout around" Zel said walking off
"Wait! I wanna come with you!" Lina called following him
"You would only be in my way"
"Whatever..." she scoffed but then added in a lower voice "I got some question I wanted to ask you anyway--about Amelia.."
He stopped and looked at her strangly for a second before replying "And why don't you ask her yourself?"
"Well...I don't think that what I want to know *Amelia* might not know exactly. And if she did know what I was talking about, I don't think that she would give me a straight answer...you know how ditzy she can be..."
"*You* obviously know...afterall...you *are* her "friend"...." he said through gritted teeth
Lina could only blink at him in suprise. Was it just her....or was his comment filled with a bit too much spite?
"Oh my god...."
"What?"
"You're....jealous..."
"What?! I am not!"
"Yes you are, Greenboy"
"Don't call me Greenboy!"
"You think that I'm taking you place don't you?"
"................."
"Well believe me when I tell you this" she chuckled, placing her hand on his shoulder "What she wants *you* for I very much doubt that I would qualify...if you catch my drift.."
When she saw the pink rising the young fairy's cheeks, she laughed with glee "Ah! So you DO catch on quick! " and slapped him smartly on the back "She told me you were clever"
"And you're annoying...."
"Zelgadiss? Lina?" Amelia called from across the branch
"Um..Lina and I are going to scout out over here and around this side of the tree" Zel said waving her off " you and Gourry go and scout the side that your on now ok?"
"Ok" the Bluesky agreed and walked off--pulling Gourry with her
"Fine..." Zel grumbled turning to Lina "what do you want to know?"
"Well..I wanna know what you meant when you said that her dissappeance caused alot a trouble. I'm mean..I know you were worried about her and all but you sounded like you got in trouble because her"
"Gods..." he sighed running a hand through his hair "she causes me so much trouble....Well what I meant was that there was quite a panick among the Court when we discovered that she was missing"
"Why? Is she someone important to the fairy race?"
"Very important actually..she is the Apprentice"
"What is that suppose to mean??" the other asked getting confused
"It means that she is destined to be one of the next Head Councile memebers of the Court. They are the one's that make most of the laws and help the Royal Family rule over the fairy domain"
"Whoa!! Really!? You're kidding right? I'm mean this is AMELIA we're talking about here! She can't even tell time except for noon!"
"That maybe true...but she is destined *and* fully capable of taking her place at the Royal family's side. There are only 3 Head Councile members--2 Blueskies and one GoldenCrown-- and she will one day be one of them."
"Whoa...this is something eles. So I'm guess that you DID get in some kind of trouble didn't you?"
"Correct. It is not taken very well that Amelia and I are.....well...together all the time" he coughed into his hand in embarrassment and continued "and the Court blamed *me* for her dissappearence"
"Whoa...so it's like she royality or something, right? Like a princess?"
"Basically....and that's why we can never..."
"But you can't let that stop you two Zel! Sure you're different social classes and sure you're different fairy races...but love is love. And you two have it by the bushels!"
"You don't understand...besides...that's not only thing...at least *now* it isn't..." the male fairy lowered his head a bit in saddess as a helpless look dawn upon his face.
"What is it, Zel..?" Lina asked softly. A feeling of foreboding flooded in her by his mood.
"The day after she went missing--before anyone knew that she was gone--an announcement was made in front of the city..."
"An announcement..? Saying what...?"
"Stating that she was now engaged...to the other Bluesky Apprentise......"
Lina gasped in total shock!
"Yes.." Zel choaked out looking at her, his face clearly pained "She is bretroved"
"Oh my god...And she doesn't know this?!"
Zelgadiss shook his head.
"But that's not fair!!"
"Fair or not..it is true"
"You're going to tell her right??"
"No.."
"NO?!"
"I can't bear to tell her"
"But Zel--!"
"When we get to the city" he interupted " I will take her to the palace and there she will find out by the proper authorities--and I don't want *you* to tell her either"
"Then WHY did you tell me?!?"
"Lina...you *are* her friend" he said, this time sincerely " I want you to be there to comfort her fully"
"But...where will you be?"
"You *know* where I will be"
Lina sighed in understanding.
"Oh man..becoming a soilder. You're going to lose you're fairy-light. The true thing that makes you who you are. And you're probly going to get yourself killed..."
"But for the greater good, Lina. For my people and for Amelia. Her day to rule may never come if this evil takes over our land. We will die...*she* will die..."
Lina sighed once more and looked into the distance.
"But you're just one fairy--will that really make the difference?"
"I'll *make* it make a difference. There is no doubt in my mind about that"
"Well I hope you're right...."
"You know, in a way I'm also doing this for you and Gourry"
"How?"
"Because once the Willowisps destroy our world, all other worlds and creatures--including the human world-- will be next. *That* is their ultimate goal"
Suddenly he looked up, startled, and scanned the sky.
"What is it??" Lina asked looking at the sky also
"The wind has changed--something is flying towards us"
"Willowisps??"
"I don't know"
They both ducked behind some near by leaves and waited--eyes still on the sky around them.
"They're coming from the north..."
"What about Amelia and Gourry??"
"Whatever is coming is closer to us. So if it turns out to be Willowisps, I will go out and distract them while you run to the others and ecape"
"Forever the martar aren't you Zel?"
The other ignored her comment, staring intently ahead. Suddenly he stood up and peered even closer.
"Zel!! What are you doing?!" Lina hissed, try to pull him down
"They're not Willowisps" he replied, relief clearly in his voice.
At that Lina stood up also and looked in the direction he was looking. She could see something flying towards them. A small hoard of beings glowing in a dull white and grey light.
"Zel..." Lina whisper, uncertain "Are they...?"
"Yes.." he answered, folding his arms in antispation "...they're Fairy Soilders..
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The wind blew playfully through her hair as highschooler Lina Inverse soared through the trees with her new fairy friend, Zelgadiss of the Greenleaf fairies. The Touch and Illusion spells were working great, it felt so cool to have big beautiful wings on you, glittering in the sun! She felt like a REAL fairy! And as Lina peered behind her, she saw that Gourry, with Amelia guilding him along, was having a pretty good time too. Too bad he was afriad of hights. A phobia that he failed to mention until the quartet was a good deal in the air. But he was getting over it....sorta...
"Um...Ms Fairy Lady..do ya think that we could not go up and down so fast? It's kinda making me sick...."
"Sorry, Mr Gourry. But we had to get over that branch somehow"
"Oh quit your belly-aching!" Lina shouted to the young man behind her "This is too cool to be worry about you stomache!"
"But I can't help it Lina!"
"Maybe we should rest a bit" Zel said, slowing down "We can go over there to that branch, I don't sence any other beings around but we shouldn't stay too long"
And with that, they gently landed on said branch, much to Gourry's relief.
"I'm going to go scout around" Zel said walking off
"Wait! I wanna come with you!" Lina called following him
"You would only be in my way"
"Whatever..." she scoffed but then added in a lower voice "I got some question I wanted to ask you anyway--about Amelia.."
He stopped and looked at her strangly for a second before replying "And why don't you ask her yourself?"
"Well...I don't think that what I want to know *Amelia* might not know exactly. And if she did know what I was talking about, I don't think that she would give me a straight answer...you know how ditzy she can be..."
"*You* obviously know...afterall...you *are* her "friend"...." he said through gritted teeth
Lina could only blink at him in suprise. Was it just her....or was his comment filled with a bit too much spite?
"Oh my god...."
"What?"
"You're....jealous..."
"What?! I am not!"
"Yes you are, Greenboy"
"Don't call me Greenboy!"
"You think that I'm taking you place don't you?"
"................."
"Well believe me when I tell you this" she chuckled, placing her hand on his shoulder "What she wants *you* for I very much doubt that I would qualify...if you catch my drift.."
When she saw the pink rising the young fairy's cheeks, she laughed with glee "Ah! So you DO catch on quick! " and slapped him smartly on the back "She told me you were clever"
"And you're annoying...."
"Zelgadiss? Lina?" Amelia called from across the branch
"Um..Lina and I are going to scout out over here and around this side of the tree" Zel said waving her off " you and Gourry go and scout the side that your on now ok?"
"Ok" the Bluesky agreed and walked off--pulling Gourry with her
"Fine..." Zel grumbled turning to Lina "what do you want to know?"
"Well..I wanna know what you meant when you said that her dissappeance caused alot a trouble. I'm mean..I know you were worried about her and all but you sounded like you got in trouble because her"
"Gods..." he sighed running a hand through his hair "she causes me so much trouble....Well what I meant was that there was quite a panick among the Court when we discovered that she was missing"
"Why? Is she someone important to the fairy race?"
"Very important actually..she is the Apprentice"
"What is that suppose to mean??" the other asked getting confused
"It means that she is destined to be one of the next Head Councile memebers of the Court. They are the one's that make most of the laws and help the Royal Family rule over the fairy domain"
"Whoa!! Really!? You're kidding right? I'm mean this is AMELIA we're talking about here! She can't even tell time except for noon!"
"That maybe true...but she is destined *and* fully capable of taking her place at the Royal family's side. There are only 3 Head Councile members--2 Blueskies and one GoldenCrown-- and she will one day be one of them."
"Whoa...this is something eles. So I'm guess that you DID get in some kind of trouble didn't you?"
"Correct. It is not taken very well that Amelia and I are.....well...together all the time" he coughed into his hand in embarrassment and continued "and the Court blamed *me* for her dissappearence"
"Whoa...so it's like she royality or something, right? Like a princess?"
"Basically....and that's why we can never..."
"But you can't let that stop you two Zel! Sure you're different social classes and sure you're different fairy races...but love is love. And you two have it by the bushels!"
"You don't understand...besides...that's not only thing...at least *now* it isn't..." the male fairy lowered his head a bit in saddess as a helpless look dawn upon his face.
"What is it, Zel..?" Lina asked softly. A feeling of foreboding flooded in her by his mood.
"The day after she went missing--before anyone knew that she was gone--an announcement was made in front of the city..."
"An announcement..? Saying what...?"
"Stating that she was now engaged...to the other Bluesky Apprentise......"
Lina gasped in total shock!
"Yes.." Zel choaked out looking at her, his face clearly pained "She is bretroved"
"Oh my god...And she doesn't know this?!"
Zelgadiss shook his head.
"But that's not fair!!"
"Fair or not..it is true"
"You're going to tell her right??"
"No.."
"NO?!"
"I can't bear to tell her"
"But Zel--!"
"When we get to the city" he interupted " I will take her to the palace and there she will find out by the proper authorities--and I don't want *you* to tell her either"
"Then WHY did you tell me?!?"
"Lina...you *are* her friend" he said, this time sincerely " I want you to be there to comfort her fully"
"But...where will you be?"
"You *know* where I will be"
Lina sighed in understanding.
"Oh man..becoming a soilder. You're going to lose you're fairy-light. The true thing that makes you who you are. And you're probly going to get yourself killed..."
"But for the greater good, Lina. For my people and for Amelia. Her day to rule may never come if this evil takes over our land. We will die...*she* will die..."
Lina sighed once more and looked into the distance.
"But you're just one fairy--will that really make the difference?"
"I'll *make* it make a difference. There is no doubt in my mind about that"
"Well I hope you're right...."
"You know, in a way I'm also doing this for you and Gourry"
"How?"
"Because once the Willowisps destroy our world, all other worlds and creatures--including the human world-- will be next. *That* is their ultimate goal"
Suddenly he looked up, startled, and scanned the sky.
"What is it??" Lina asked looking at the sky also
"The wind has changed--something is flying towards us"
"Willowisps??"
"I don't know"
They both ducked behind some near by leaves and waited--eyes still on the sky around them.
"They're coming from the north..."
"What about Amelia and Gourry??"
"Whatever is coming is closer to us. So if it turns out to be Willowisps, I will go out and distract them while you run to the others and ecape"
"Forever the martar aren't you Zel?"
The other ignored her comment, staring intently ahead. Suddenly he stood up and peered even closer.
"Zel!! What are you doing?!" Lina hissed, try to pull him down
"They're not Willowisps" he replied, relief clearly in his voice.
At that Lina stood up also and looked in the direction he was looking. She could see something flying towards them. A small hoard of beings glowing in a dull white and grey light.
"Zel..." Lina whisper, uncertain "Are they...?"
"Yes.." he answered, folding his arms in antispation "...they're Fairy Soilders..
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