Slayers Betrayed

Alandra: Here is a new fic about the Slayers.

Maliska: A dramatic all, angus tic one.

Ramon: And like the summary said, one of Linas friends is out to kill her. Who? Well just read the fic.

Sunny: And for last, the Slayers series doesn't belong to us.

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Chapter two

Lina was all alone in emptiness, nothing but space, she was in the Sea of Chaos, in the same place where she was when the LON had take her when she was possessed. But why was she there?

Suddenly she notices a figure that starts to appear, he had long blond hair, its Gourry.

"Gourry" Lina cried happily as she ran to him, but the strangest thing is that she couldn't reach him. Slowly Gourry looked at her, with that serious look that Lina hates so much.

"Goodbye, Lina Inverse……." said Gourry has he slowly turns and walks away from her in direction of the Sea of Chaos.

Lina felt tear running down her cheeks, her worst fear is coming true, and right here in the Sea of Chaos. "No…..no….Gourry please, don't leave me!"

Lina ran has fast has she could to catch him, but its no use, the more she ran, the more Gourry was walking away, and slowly he fade away, leaving Lina alone again.

"GOURRY!" cried Lina with so much desperation as she landed on her knees with more tears coming out of her eyes. Her best friend, and much, much more, left her, forever, lost in the Sea of Chaos.

Suddenly a golden light appear in front of her, revealing to be the LON herself.

"Welcome back, Lina Inverse." Said the LON herself with a voice that made eco all over the place.

"What is going on here? What have you done to Gourry? Bring him back! I demand that you bring him back!" said Lina in a warning tone, not caring with who she was talking to.

"Bring him back? Why? He wanted to be in the Sea of Chaos by his own free choice!"

"What?" asked Lina, not wanting to believe what she just heard.

"You see, you treat him so badly, even more after he saved you from the Sea. He figured out that he couldn't ever win the respect from any one, not even from you. So he decided to join the darkness forever, and maybe even become a Mazoku."

Suddenly a dark knight appeared. Its Gourry, in that same armor and suit he had when Phibrizio had controlled his mind.

"Gourry……" whispered Lina very sadly, it is like having to live that pain again. And without any warning Gourry had grabbed Lina's neck and lifting her to the air.

"G-Gourry……why a……are you doing this ……to……me?" asked Lina with tear of pain in her eyes. She couldn't figure out if its tears of the fact that Gourry was breaking her neck, or of the fact that the man she loves was trying to kill her.

But Gourry didn't answer her, he only unshielded his sword with his free hand.

"Die!" said Gourry very coldly, and started to slash Lina.

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"NOOOOOO!" yelled Lina, getting up from her bed, sweating like hell. After Lina calmed herself, she look at the surroundings, she was still in one of the guest rooms inside Taran's house.

"A nightmare, it was all a horrible nightmare…." Lina said to herself, relieved that it never happened. "But, could it happen?" Lina asked to herself, remembering her fight with Gourry.

She never imagined how the dumb blond swordsman had been a big part of her life ever since he was kidnapped. She felt a big part of her been destroyed when he was gone. Gourry was the best thing that had ever happened to her, even if she admits it or not.

Back in Zelfirria, she never had any friends, she was always known has Luna's kid sister´, and when she started traveling, she was accompanied by Naga, she was fun to have around, but they were always rivals, and Lina hardly felt a great friendship between them, then she meet Gourry, and he was the very first one that had showed that he cared for her and was the first one who was a gentlemen to her, she still remembers when she wanted to sleep in his room for fear that she might get attacked again, he offered the bed but she refused, she wanted to sleep in the flour, and so he also slept in the flour, not wanting to sleep in the bed when a woman was sleeping in the ground. Lina didn't give many importance on that moment, but it was for the very first time that Lina felt that she could really find friends, and she did, she had meet Zelgadiss, Amelia, Shilfield, Martina, Xellos (Well, maybe not Xellos). And in the same time she felt love, love for the blond idiot. But why does she hit him so much? She couldn't even understand herself. She loves Gourry, but why doesn't' she admits it to him, and why does she always hits him so much.

Again flashbacks of her nightmare came to her mind, remembering how Gourry walked away from her and then appeared has that dark knight, once again trying to kill her. Lina had nightmares of Gourry trying to leave her, but kill her?

Immediately Lina slaps herself in the face. "What am I thinking? Gourry may be a lot of things, but he's not a murderer! And he would never try to kill me!" after saying that Lina return back to her sleep, with Gourrys image floating in her mind. "I must talk to him in the morning!"

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The next day

In the morning Lina walked out of her room directly to Tarans Living room, all dress up in there the only person that she founded was Gourry.

"Gourry...?" asked Lina almost in a whisper, but he didn't say anything he just keeps on eating with his back turn on her. "Hum……where is Zel and Amelia?"

"They already left, being on the look out for those explores." Said Gourry very simply, like if he was saying that he didn't want to talk to her.

"Hum……Gourry…. Can I please, talk to you? asked Lina in a tone that almost sounded like she wanted to cry.

And slowly, Gourry turns to look at her, in that gentle look that Lina was missing so much, even if it just passed one day. "Ok………talk…."

"Gourry……..I……I…….I so sorr….."

"Miss Lina!" called Amelia has she ran back to Tarans out entering the Living room.

"Dam it Amelia, of all the times you just had to enter now!" Lina thought so furiously to herself. "What is it?"

"The explorers, they are coming!"

"Ok then, look like they come much sooner than I thought." Said Lina with a smirk "So let's get this over with."

Gourry immediately runs back to his room getting his sword. And Lina just looked at him. "The sooner we get this over with, the sooner I can talk to him."

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Zelgadiss was hiding behind a wall, observing the two explorers, carrying a boy and a girl. He wanted to attack them, but he knew that if he attacks them he would put their plan in danger, besides he had been study the way they got in. When they reached the village, one of them lifted his hand and the force field has made a door for them to get in, after that, the door has slowly closed. He had calculated the exact time that the door closes and there is a big problem here. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the others coming.

"Zel what is the report?" asked Lina in a low voice so that the explores wouldn't be aware of their presence.

"They are about to leave with that boy and girl, and you were right Lina, the explores use some kind of magic to get in and out, they created a door that it closes when they get in, and I've calculated the time it takes for the magical door to close."

"Good work Zel!" said Lina "But does it gives us enough time to get out while the door is still opens?"

"I afraid that is the only problem! We wouldn't be fast enough to get out."

"What are we going to do then?" asked Amelia a little defeated.

"Ok, let take it easy and thing about this for a minute!" replied Lina thinking about this, then an idea came to her mind. "Say Zel, wouldn't you be fast enough to get out with your Chimera speed?"

"Yes I would, but I don't like the idea of……"

"Even if you were carrying many people on your back?" Interrupted Lina with a grin.

"Well, yes but why do you………." Stopped Zel understanding what Lina is getting to. "You are not thinking of…….?"

"Yes Zel. YOU are going to carry US on your BACK!" replied Lina with a smirk on her face.

"Why must I always have to do the most humiliating jobs?" murmured Zelgadiss.

In the last moment one of the explores lifted his hand and a door was created so that they could pass, once they were out the magical door was slowly starting to close.

"ALL RIGHT ZEL, GO, GO, GO!" ordered Lina, when every one clime on top of Zelgadiss. And Zel started to concentrate his Chimera speed, and when the door was about to close, ZUUM, the gang have manage to get out.

The two explores have turn back because they have believed that they have heard some noise, could probably be someone following them, but they did saw anyone and resume back to their hideout.

Unknown to them that the Slayers had managed to hide behind the bushes when they manage to get out.

And poor Zel was resting, because carry three people on the back at the same time, is very tire ring. "(Puf,puf,) Damn Lina! (Puf,Puf,) Don't ever get a stupid idea like this again!" demanded Zel while he was trying to catch his breath.

"Give it a rest Zel!" replied Lina. "Come on, the two explores are getting away!"

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The Slayers have been following the two explores caring their victims for 2 hours now, following them as quiet as the shadows. Lina was in the lead, tracing the direction that the two explores are taking, Zel and Amelia are right behind her, and has strange has it might seem Gourry was right behind Zel and Amelia instead of following Lina from behind like always. And Amelia noticed this as she silently observed them, she got so used of just seeing Lina and Gourry fighting over some last chicken leg, or something like silly, but never, never in a thing like this, she starts to see them as family the first time she had meted them, a family that she has lost when her mother die and her sister has run away. Now whit those two arguing, she stars to feel that she might loose her second family if they keep up like this. She must talk to them.

"Give them time Amelia." said Zel in a whisper so that Lina wouldn't listen to them.

Amelia was amazed how Zel could read peoples mind so perfectly. "But Zel, don't you see that they are hurt? We need to do something." She replied in the same whispering tone.

"Don't you see what is going on Amelia?"

"What?"

"Let's consider what those two are going through! They have stick up for each other ever since they have meet the first time, and done many crazy things too, as you know, but they have also hurt each other millions of different ways. For example, Gourry is always complaining how flat chest and how small Lina is, and Lina is always hitting him and calling him stupid. This has always made them feel that the other only sees them as friends, instead of something more than just that. That is why they are always denying their feeling for each other. And this is even more difficult for Lina; remember how she acted when Gourry was kidnapped by Phibrizio? Now she starts to feel that might lose the man she loves, and who she almost sacrificed herself for, because of her bad temper and her pride. And Gourry, he had risked his own life to save Lina from the Lord of Nightmares in the sea of chaos, he even lost his precious sword to do it, but still, Lina continues to beat him and treating him like a fool, witch made him feel like dirt because Gourry feels that no mater how much he suffers for Lina, she will always treat him with no respect. This is a problem they must solve by themselves. And we would make things more difficult for them if we interfere now. Do you understand me Amelia?"

Amelia didn't say anything, her hair was covering her eyes, but Zel could see a tear running down her check. "Yes, I do. I understand it perfectly. But I hate to see my friends so hurt. And I am here and I can't do anything to help them. I feel so worthless."

"Amelia……"

"Hey you guys come here quick!" called Lina. And every one was hiding behind a big tree, and saw the two explores walking inside an enormous cave.

"So this is their hideout?" asked Zel, a little in disbelieve.

"This sounds like a poor place for a hideout" agreed Amelia.

"Who cares about that, guys? Lets go!" said Lina as she walked to the direction of the cave, with the others following her. Once they were inside they saw something amazing that no one ever thought to see.

To be continue……

Alandra: just on case every one wonders, the time line of our fic is between Slayers NEXT and TRY.

Maliska: don't miss the next chapter.