Chapter five
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"Lina? Lina!" His voice cut through her mind, sending her back to reality. Her mind raced as she struggled to catch up with what had happened. Finally, realization struck as she realized Zelgadis was standing before her, his hands resting gently on her shoulders. She felt a rosy blush ting her cheeks as he released her.
"I-I'm sorry," she muttered, shaking her head. He sighed and looked at her in the eye. He was, for the most part, genuinely concerned. But Lina couldn't quite put it past him that he had some secret desire in that strange little mind of his that she had had some sort of nervous break down or something of the sort.
A small chuckle escaped her at the thought. Zelgadis gave her an awkward look before continuing in the direction he had been leading her to. As she followed him, she went slowly over what had happened. She clearly remembered see Amelia before. She sighed. This wasn't helping.
Snapping out of her dazed-like state, Lina continued to follow Zelgadis until they reached a small balcony. It over looked the garden below, with a fountain resting underneath it. Carefully, Lina hopped over the rail and sat on it, her feet dangling over the fountain. They sat in silence, neither sure what would be best. Finally, Lina broke the awkward situation.
"Zel..." she muttered, looking down below. She could feel his eyes switch from watching over the land below to hovering over her. "I-I'm sorry… about… you know,"
He nodded. He knew as much as she did that she wasn't very good at apologizing, and when she did it was from the heart. She wasn't sure if he had even heard her, until he responded a moment later.
"Why didn't you come?" It wasn't harsh, or angry. It was a simple question. He had already made it clear that, although she could have helped, it wasn't her fault. At least, it wasn't in his mind.
Slowly, she craned her neck to look at him, her eyes for a brief moment sparked with her old fire. "Honestly? I had no idea about any of this until I got your letter,"
He looked at her in disbelief. She wasn't sure what she saw in his eyes, but had a feeling it was something along the lines of confusion. "Amelia sent you a letter requesting your help," It was a statement. Plain and simple. He didn't need a response.
"I don't know, Zel…" she muttered, looking up at the moon. "I didn't get any-"
She was cut off suddenly. A stabbing pain reached her stomach, as though a knife had pierced her skin. Slowly, she brought one hand up and looked at it. Bright red liquid stained her skin, dripping down her fingers. Letting out a cry, she found herself falling. She could faintly hear Zelgadis calling her name and reaching for her, but she had no time to respond as water suddenly engulfed her and she subsided to unconsciousness.
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Much shorter, sorry guys. Anyway, bit of a cliffhanger, I know. But maybe this will encourage you to review more, cause you know the rule! No updates till I get one review! Anyway, Please review.
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