Sylvia

Alandra: here is our fic of the Slayers.

Ramon: And Slayers does not belong to us

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Chapter 6

Zel was in the men's hot spring thinking to himself, how much his life changed since he returned to Seylune. Lina and Gourry got married and already have a child of their own, and so does he, he has a little daughter. True, he was nervous at first but after getting to know the child he decided to stay. But Amelia changed a lot, she is not the same woman he had meet before, her face is no longer that cheerful happy-Amelia-only-type, she is sad, the colour of her skin seem to have lost almost all her life, but there is one man to blame for it, Zelgadiss Greywords. He was not here when Amelia kneed him, he was not here when her daughter was born, he only gave them lonliness and soreness. But he wanted to change that, he wanted to change that with all his might, he wanted to start a new life with Amelia, he wanted to have another Sylvia with her, and this time being by her side when the time comes. But Amelia is being so distance, she is puling him away. Why?

"CANNON BALL!!!!" Shirked a new voice who splashed on the water and wetted Zel, its little Maia. He then emerged laughing happily. "That was so fun! Can I do it again Daddy?"

"Maia………..please no, you know that Phil dose like his hot spring all messy, so you better not do that again!" said Gourry, getting in the water

"Oh darn!" and Maia started to swim away, annoyed

"Damn, is that kid always like this?" asked Zel, whipping all the water from his face.

"Well………he can be worst!"

"He really is his mother's son!"

"That is true!" laughed Gourry. And Zel finally looked at him, and he was caught in a moment of horror because he finally saw the huge scar Gourry has on his chest.

"Gourry………….what is that scar in your chest? You never had it before!"

Gourry was a little confused at first but he finally managed to remember that Zel didn't know about his scar. "Oh this? It was something that happened to me after our victory against the Death Star!"

"You mean Dark Star!"

"Yeah, what did I said?"

Zel decide to change the subject, he decided to ask a dumb question. "So Gourry, how did you managed to make Lina marrying you?" Zel couldn't stop but to smirk in this last one, he knew that this is defiantly a stupid question because Gourry probably doesn't even remember.

But Gourry surprised him. "Well………it happened six weeks after we defeated the Dark Show, Lina and I was on or usual bandit killing, treasure haunting and all that, but I could see that Lina was so different, there was something that was troubling her, but you know her, she never wants to talk about her problems. One day after hearing about the bounty of a very dangerous Bandit, whose name I don't remember, Lina decided to go after him; many try to convince her to quit that idea but you know her, she is one stubborn girl. We finally managed to find him and Lina challenged him, but damn, you will not believe how hard the fight was, it was just like our fight against Gard……Gurd……No Garv, yeah that was his name……I tell you, the guy was a bandit but he was strong as a powerful Mazoku, and he doesn't even used any weapon, he fights only with his arms and legs, he was like a martial artists expert."

"A bandit who was as strong as a Mazoku? Is that possible?"

"Yes it is. It was because of him I got this scar on my chest……well, continuing……Lina was very hurt from the fight so I told her to cast a healing spell on her while I distracted the bandit, she told me not to do it but I didn't pay attention to her in that time my only concern was to protect Lina, I took all the punches and kicks so that she could had time to cast a healing spell on herself, I try to counter the attacks but the bandit always escaped my hits , in the end he disarmed me and stabbed his hand on my chest, the last thing I remember was hearing Lina crying my name and everything turning into darkness……when I opened my eyes I noticed that I was in a room, I turned around and I saw Lina, smiling at me with tears in her eyes. The next thing I knew she then hug me and I hug her back, after a few moments of hugging, she confessed her felling for me, and I confessed mine to her. And I believe you know the rest, right Zel?"

Zel had his mouth wide open, he remembers, he remembers every detail. This is a surprise to Zelgadiss, and possibly to anyone who knows Gourry "ok…………but what happened to the bandit you two were fighting?"

"Lina said that she had Dragon Slaved him, turning his body to dust."

"That is good news. I still can not believe that there was a bandit strong enough to fight Lina."

"Yeah, me too."

After that the boys were interrupted when Maia splashed more water at them.

"Ha ha ha hahahahah!"

"Come here you little devil!" said Gourry playfully as he ran after his son.

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In the girls hot string, Amelia is with her daughter Sylvia, enjoying them self's. Little Sylvia always enjoyed taking baths with her mother, and Amelia enjoyed the moments she spends with her only child.

"I love hot springs Mama!" said Sylvia always so cheerful; she is just like her mother when she was happy. Amelia also notice something, she noticed that Sylvia and Zelgadiss have been spending some time together in these last days.

"Hey, Sylvia!" called Amelia, and her daughter swims to her mother.

"Yes mama?"

"I've noticed that you have been spending some time with our new guest, Zelgadiss."

Sylvia smiled. "Yes it is true!"

Amelia was in silence for a moment, before deciding to talk again. "You……you like him, don't you?"

Sylvia nodded her head "Yeah. He's so funny, and he makes me laugh."

Amelia wonders if she should tell her daughter the deep secret that she has been hiding for so long, but she is afraid……frightened with the consequences.

"Hello all!!!!" greeted a new voice. It was Lina who just entered the hot spring.

"Hi Miss Lina!"

"Hi Aunty Lina!"

Lina looked back at Sylvia with a small smile on her face. "Hey Sylvia, could you go out for a moment, please? I kneed to talk to your mother. An adult conversation!"

Sylvia nodded, she understood what Lina and her mother were going to talk about. "You're going to talk about boys, right?"

Booth Amelia and Lina looked dumbly at Sylvia. And booth answered "NO WE ARE NOT!!!"

"But uncle Xellos said that when grown women want to talk alone, is when they are going to talk about boys!"

"I'm going to kill that Xellos!" murmured Lina.

After Sylvia left, Lina finally had a chance to talk to Amelia. "Alright Amelia, spill it out!"

"Spill what out?" Amelia asked innocently.

"Don't play dump with me Amelia! You are defiantly hiding something! You've been distress ever since Sylvia was born, I understand the reason for that, but now you have been even more depressed ever since Zel returned. Didn't you two talk that night when he returned? You never even told me what happened that night. So you better tell me now, or I'll fireball you!"

Amelia knows that Lina is only trying to help, and Amelia is grateful for that. So she decided to tell her every thing, maybe it will remove some of this weight that it is in her heart. "We……we talk that night, I told him every thing……he was traumatized as well, but in the end……….in the end……" Amelia could not stop shaking in sadness when she remember that night " in the end he said he would leave so that he would not bother me and Sylvia………I was so angry that I even slap him on the face……"

Lina was in shock that Zel would say something like that, he sure hasn't changed one bit. Lina wished she could be there so that she could Dragon Slaved Zel's butt. "Hey, take it easy Amelia! In the end he didn't left. There is still some hope for you yet."

Amelia looked at Lina, with tears running down her cheek. "But I'm so terrified Miss Lina. I'm so afraid the he might break my heart again. I don't think I can stand a pain like this again."

The two girls were in silence for a moment, before Lina decided to talk again. "Amelia, I know how you feel, I had moments like that as well."

Amelia looked at the red haired sorceresses again, wondering why she said that. "W-what do you mean, miss Lina?"

"You know why I never wanted to admit to any one that I was in love with Gourry? It wasn't only because of my pride, it was because I was terrified too. He always called me kid, flat chest, and other things, and when there was that incident with Copy Rezo, have you noticed how close Gourry and Shylpiel were? I'm still surprised to this day that he still wanted to continue travelling with me. I was afraid that if I confessed my feelings to him, he would break it to me. Even after that incident with Phibrisio I was still afraid. After our victory against the Dark Star, Gourry and I hear the rumours about this bandit I heard, whose name I don't even want to mention, he had an enormous bounty on his head and he was always accompanied by a little white dog. So Gourry and I decided to go after him but the guy was very hard to beat, he was just as strong as a Mazoku."

"Strong as a Mazoku?" Amelia asked in shock. "Maybe he really was a Mazoku, because it is impossible for a human to have such power."

"That we'll never know Amelia, I killed him with a dragon Slave! But the fight Gourry and I had with him was almost like our fight against Garv. I ended hurt badly and I had no choice but to cast a healing spell on myself, but I was sure that the bandit would not give me time to cast one so Gourry volunteered to keep him occupied while I was healing myself, I said no but Gourry didn't listen to me." Lina took a deep breath before continuing because this is the part which she hates the most. "I watched in horror while the bandit was beating out Gourry, that was until he disarmed Gourry, and stabbed him hand on Gourry's chest."

Amelia gasped. "Good Lord……so that is why Gourry has that scar on his chest?"

"Yes……the bandit did it to him, I was so angry that I ran to the bandit and beat him with all the rage I felt for him, for what he has done to Gourry. That is when I ended up killing the bandit with a Dragon Slave. I ran to Gourry, and luckily he was still alive, but injured badly. I took him to the nearest town, but sadly there was no healer in the town. So I took care of him, and I attempt to cast a healing spell on him but he entered in some kind of coma, I stayed with him all that time, never leaving his side but every day his wounds were started to open again and his condition was getting worst. I was so despaired. Every night I prayed, prayed for Gourry to live, I even made a deal with him, I said if he could save Gourry I would finally admit my felling for him. The next day, Gourry was awake and well, a little weak but well, I was so happy that I could not resist hugging him, and he hug me back. After the hug I open up all my felling to him, I was even more surprised when he admit that he love me too." Lina could not help but to let out a tear when she remembered this. "And the rest is history."

Amelia looked at her old friend surprised, Lina never open up this much to anyone.

Lina looked at Amelia with a serious look. "You know why I'm telling you this Amelia? I almost lost Gourry, again, I was going to lose him without even telling my feelings for him."

"So……you are suggesting……."

"Amelia, I just telling the experience I faced. You are the one who must decide if you really want to confess to Zel that you love him. No one is forcing you, just decide of what you must do now, so that you won't end up recreating it."

After this last one, Lina left the hot spring, leaving Amelia alone with her thoughts.

"What must I do?"

To be continued……