A/N: I have resolve! I will procrastinate! I will make a songfic booklette (you know, like a novelette). It will have all of my agreed to couplings in it. I'd have said this sooner, but I'd only just decided it. Now, if you'd like to make a suggestion, as to the next coupling, or the choice of song accompaniment….too bad! I get to choose! Evil Grin No seriously. I do. But you should know that I'm a very fickle character, and can be easily swayed…Hint Hint
As you should already know, the first chapter was L/Z to "If I Let You Go". Today is….Drumming stops abruptly I'll tell you in the Disclaimer.
Disclaimer: As always I own nothing that isn't mine to own. Way to state the obvious, huh? (Well some people don't know that so :p)
This time, I do not own Jessica Simpson's "There You Were" (I just said it was hers didn't I?)
Welcome to my L/G fic! Hint Again Keep a portion of your mind on the last episode of Next as you read this, if you can (As in, if you've seen it; if you haven't, and you're a Lina/Gourry fan, I completely and totally think you should find a way to -) Why? Cuz this is that episode from Gourry's POV! (note: I don't have it with me right now, so excuse me if it's a little off)
There You Were
Don't come near Lina! The brat's commanding me to kill you when you come towards me on the road! Ugh… I can't do it, but my body's got a mind of its own. I'll try to hold back as much as I can but…Time for a little nap…
I was counting down minutes.
I was wishin' on the stars.
I was prayin' for a sign,
And tryin' to beat the odds.
Mmm… I dreamt of the first day we met. You remember it too, right? You were facing off all those bandits alone, and it was love at first sight. I didn't act like it, since I really did think you were a little kid. When I saw your smile for the first time, I knew I always wanted to protect that smile, to make sure that I could see you smile until the end of my days.
I was dreamin' of you,
Love before I saw your face.
And there you were,
Waitin' for that day.
Ah Lina… Why can't you hear what I say? When I tried calling out to you, you didn't say anything back. I tried to tell you that I couldn't control myself, that I would hurt you. But…I don't think you even recognized me until you used your Ragna Blade against me and cracked open my helmet. That's not true right? No, I want it to be true. I don't think I could handle it if you tried to really hurt me, knowing full well what you were doing. No! What are you doing! Get your hands off me brat! Lina! Help me! I don't want to leave you!
Then you reached through the hurricane,
When you baby you called my name.
That brat that took me away from you, he's the one who did this to me. I know you tried your best, I don't blame you. Wait, he just told me that you're coming for me! You don't know how happy that makes me feel. Now I wait for you to come, without any control over my own body except my heart.
Ack! The stupid brat put me in this weird green coffin! It feels icky and hey, it smells like gelatin! No! Darn you, monster! Release me so I can chow down on this food! It's torture to know that you're surrounded by food and you can't eat it. Have you ever felt like that, Lina?
I almost fall asleep again, but then I see you there, along with Sylphiel and Zangulus. You're talking with the brat, but I can't hear what you're saying. This weird coffin thing echoes the brat's thoughts though, and I can hear what he's thinking. He wants you to use the Giga Slave so he can make it go out of control. You cast the Dragon Slave? Didn't you say how that's like asking your enemy to help you kill him? Or was that Shabb-itwhatshisname? Wait, what's Sylphiel saying…? What the, since when did she know the Dragon Slave? Oh, boy, is this it? Can this defeat the brat? The idea that you and Sylphiel's combined Dragon Slaves would save me sends chills down my spine. I'm that anxious. Come on, brat! You're going down!
You broke through the storm,
And you turned back the night.
Baby you are the fire,
Burnin' the midnight sky,
And your love,
Keeps taking me higher.
No! It didn't work! That weasel and his underhanded tactics! If he had just held still… Huh? Zel, Amelia, and Martina have arrived?! Good! Reinforcements! What is he…? What are those gold marble thingys? And why are you yelling out, Lina? Do you want to sell them? Why is Amelia rolling around on the floor and choking? Hey, why'd she go limp like that? And Zel too… and Sylphiel … Zangulus is coming towards the brat. Hey, Zangulus! What are you bowing down to this brat for? Get up! Oh, trying to surprise him? Heh, figures you'd do something like that. Good show, man. Hah, Martina's swinging your sword around like it's a giant lizard she's trying to fling away. What the, she's going down too… She's saying something to you Lina. What is it? I can't even here the brat anymore…
Just when all hope was gone,
Where the hero belongs...
There you were.
You're the only one left, and the ground is scattered with our friends. You're standing up to face the brat. What are you thinking Lina? And, and why are you looking at me with that determined, sad look in your eyes? Sadness doesn't suit you Lina.
You have your hands together, and your saying a some words slowly. I recognize this stance…Don't do it Lina! Not for my sake! Not for anyone! It's too late. You've cast it. What? Hey stop that brat! Don't hurt.. Don't hurt my Lina!
Must have broken into heaven,
Just to roll back the clouds.
Were you on a mission.
Were you seekin me out.
Where are you Lina? What did that black ball thing do to you? Ah, there. Wait, something's different here. Since when did you have a golden aura thing? Whoa…you totally paid the brat what was comin' to him! Great blasting! Huh? What's happening? The gelatin's leaving me…
I'm standing at the edge of the crater your spell made now. The others revived and are glad to see me, but I wait to see you. Did that golden light envelop you? You're coming back to us right? The golden you appears before us now. Someone asks if the golden person is Lina, before I can work my mouth open. Xellos appears out of nowhere and tells us that that is not Lina, but the Golden Lord. Sylphiel gasps that it is the Lord of Nightmares. Yes, you cast the Giga Slave and summoned Her. When prompted what became of you, Xellos can only shake his head. You can't be, you just can't be!
The Golden Lord points a finger at me, and says that the one named Lina chose to sacrifice everything that she was, to save me. Did you really, Lina? Did you really mean to do that? No, you can't be gone. We still have so many adventures to have together, so many bandit camps to raid, so many…things to do.
I finally find my voice, and all I can say is that you can't be gone. I try to call out to you again, telling you to wake up, to come back to us. The Golden Lord just watches me as she rises up into a really huge black hole. No, I refuse to let you go. If you're with the Golden Lord, then that's where I want to be. Panicked at the thought of losing you, I do whatever it takes to follow you two. I jump from boulder to boulder, slash anything else in my path, all for you. Now it's just that big black thing. I have faith in us, and faith in our bond, that nothing can destroy. I brace myself, and I'm inside.
I kinda see my armor falling away, my sword being taken from me, but I don't care. I'll do whatever it takes to bring you back. It's just like when I saved you from that monster so long ago. Remember? Your magic hadn't been working on you, and his needle things were coming towards you. I came not a moment too soon, and saved you. This is just like that, and I'll bring you back safe and sound. I solemnly swear to it.
I find myself telling the Golden Lord why I need you so much. I'm attached to you like glue. I love what makes you different, and I don't think I could live without you. I'm almost there…yes! I've breached the shield around the Golden Lord. I grab onto Her arms, promising myself that I'd never let you go again. I think she heard my firm promise, Lina, because she left, and gave you back to me.
I don't think you've ever looked so beautiful to me. Your eyes soften more than I've ever seen them, and your smile is like that of an angel that fell from heaven and finds her first friend. If that's the case, I'll be your friend forever, and more if you'll let me.
Was I that one in a million.
Was I that one sacred kiss,
That you couldn't chance,
You just couldn't miss.
then you whispers through the silent tears,
When you swept away all my fears.
I'm surprised beyond belief at your willingness, but I cherish that kiss, really I do. I'll never forget it as long as I live. You freed both of us then, you realize that right? You from your fear that I would reject you, as if I would ever even consider such a thing, and me, heh, the fear that you would reject me. See? It's a win-win situation. Come here, I want to cherish you, your scent, your warmth.
You broke through the storm,
And you turned back the night.
Baby you are the fire,
Burnin' the midnight sky,
And your love,
Keeps taking me higher.
Just when all hope was gone,
Where the hero belongs...
There you were.
When we came back to the real world, you acted surprised, and I went along with it. If it was just our little secret, that would be fine with me. But you didn't have to punch me so hard. Ah well, watching you yell at me from above feels comforting, as strange as that sounds. I'd take your beating any day, just as long as you don't leave me. If you didn't, I think I'd just die of grief. Because, Lina, you're the only reason I have left to live. You've stolen my heart completely, and you didn't have to go through bandits to get it.
Standin' in the middle of nowhere,
With your arms wide open and you,
You were the reason when there was no reason.
In my life
You're the reason in my life.
We went back to an inn, and I knew for sure that you were back to normal. We fought over food, stole food off of each other's plates, and it was great. Apparently, everyone thought that Martina and Zangulus had died, so it surprised them when they came through the door. I wasn't surprised though, people like them could never really die.
That night, I dreamt that you had been taken away from me, and this time, I didn't get you back. That dream was so real, that I found myself crying as soon as I woke up. I knew that only you could comfort me. So, I got up, and walked down the hall to your room.
I think I surprised you, waking you up to find me crying on your doorstep. But you let me in, and we sat down on the bed. You held my delicately, and asked what was wrong. I told you what I'd dreamt, and your eyes softened ten times more. You told me that it was alright, that you weren't going to separate from me for a long time. And I believed you.
Tellin' me not to cry anymore.
Where I watched my whole world fall apart,
Shinin' through like an angel from afar
When you told me that just the night before, she had had a dream about him, it touched something inside me. I don't know what I was thinking then, but I asked if you minded sharing the bed, to ward off any bad dreams tonight. I was the one who was surprised, when you accepted.
You broke through the storm,
And you turned back the night.
Baby you are the fire,
Burnin' the midnight sky,
And your love,
Keeps taking me higher.
Just when all hope was gone,
Where the hero belongs...
There you were.
We didn't have any bad dreams that night, or for a long time after that.
A/N: I'm sorry if I spoiled this episode for anybody, but it's my ULTIMATELY favorite episode out of all the Slayers episodes or movies. Know why? 'Cause L-sama was there, 'cause Lina and Gourry showed how strong their feelings for each other were, and 'cause I love 'em all!
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