Secret FeelingsBy: Zosuru_Wolfgirl

Disclaimer: Not mine rights reserved to Hajime Kanzaka

Part 7

"This is an Inn. You can stay but when we leave you to go your way and us ours. It was nice meeting you Kaori." Lina then walked pass Kaori and Amelia and walked up the stairs to her room. Everyone winced as they heard her door slam shut then looked at Kaori.

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A knock came at Lina's door and she growled under her breath. 'Can't a person have some alone time at all around here?!' She thought as she walked over to the door and opened it rough almost breaking it off its hinges. Gourry looked at the door wide eyed then looked at Lina. She forced out a sigh then glared at him.

"What do you want Gourry?" He stood there quietly and she was going to slam the door in his face but he walked into her room before she could do that. She growled at his back as she closed her door to the room. She walked over to her bed and sat down before she faced Gourry.

"So what do you want Gourry?" She repeated with a glare.

"Lina…" He said quietly. "Why did you tell Kaori that she had to find someone else?" Lina's eyebrow twitched when she heard Kaori's name but Gourry continued, "You know that she's defenseless by herself right? So why?"

She faced the ground and tried to think of an answer. She should tell him why but…

"Miss Lina?" A knock came at her door and before she could say go away Gourry had opened her door to reveal Kaori standing in her doorway. She glanced at Gourry before she walked into the room and stepped up to Lina.

"I just wanted to say thank you for all of your troubles before I left." Gourry looked at her shocked.

"You're leaving now? At this time?" Kaori smiled gently and faced him.

"Yes. It seems I'm not wanted around any more and weather or not that this is an inn I can't stay." She turned to Lina who sat there with a meek look on her face and Kaori bowed before her. "Sorry." Then she stood straight and walked to the door but Gourry shoved his arm between her and the door.

Lina glared and Kaori was shocked and Gourry glared at her.

"Are you going with somebody else?" Kaori at the time didn't move but shook her head no and Gourry growled under his breath. "Then I'm not going let you leave this room. I don't want to wake up and feel guilty because some royal guard found your body on the side of the street," He turned to Lina. "And I would do the same for you too."

Lina's eyes widen at his words then she smiled at him. He smiled back at her.

"Let's get pass this thing you both have and get our job done. What do you say Lina?" Lina stared at Gourry then stood up and walked over to them. She smiled at Gourry but when she turned to Kaori she glared at her. Kaori cowered behind Gourry and Lina took her chance.

"Alright, you stay but you better not get in my way again and don't go into rooms that you're not to be in. I won't take that again lightly," She looked her right in the eye. "And you know what I'm talking about." Kaori didn't move but she had a different look in her eyes and Lina grinned, as she was the one who stood tall in this battle.

Gourry looked back and forth between the two.

"Eh? Eh? What? What do you mean?"

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After Lina had welcomed Kaori back into the group, which she was still not happy with it, she told Gourry and Kaori to leave her room and tell the others. Amelia was happy that Lina had changed her mind and Zelgadiss just sipped his coffee and waved a hand in her direction. Gourry smiled down at her.

"You just have to be real nice to Lina now I guess and do what she says." Kaori nodded and they sat and talked with Amelia and Zelgadiss for a while before they all agreed to go to bed. Lina, who still was awake, listened to her friends' footsteps as they went to their respectful rooms to go to bed. She then glared at the roof on her ceiling.

'She better not try anything again or she won't like the hot side of my fireball.' She then fell asleep with a grin on her face.

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"Hey Gourry! That's mine!" Lina shouted as she reached across to grab back her breakfast sausage. Gourry leaned back out of her reach as she made her way across the table to grab it but instead she grabbed Gourry's sausage that was left unattended.

"AH! Lina!" He tried to push her away from his food but she push more on his hand. "I-I didn't take that many! Oi Lina! Stop!" He grabbed her around her waist and flipped her upside down. She muttered something with food in her mouth loudly and started to kick her feet. Gourry growled as he tossed her over his shoulder but she grabbed his hair in time to fling herself back into him causing him to fall down to the ground and her somehow ending up on top of him.

Everyone gasped then had sweatdrops running down from their temple as they watched the 'Fight For Foods' like they always did but today was something new. They stared at Lina, who was on top of Gourry blushing brightly as Gourry groaned and rubbed the back of his head. He looked at her like nothing around him was happening.

"Jeez, Lina… Think you could have pulled any harder on my hair?" He sat up with her in his lap now then noticed how quiet it got. He looked around then looked back at Lina who still was silent on his lap. He then realized why it got quiet and started to freak out. "Ah! Lina hang on now! It was your fault and I did nothing—!"

Lina just got up off his lap and went back to her seat and started to eat her food again. Everyone stared at her for the longest time before they went back to chatting about with one another. Amelia, Zelgadiss, and Kaori also went back to their food as they tried to ignore the blush that she still had over her cheeks. Gourry glanced over the table with caution and heaved a sigh when it was clear that he wasn't going to get fireballed today.

'Damn it all!' Lina thought as she shoved food in her mouth again as she started to pick up speed to eat her food. 'As always he's brainless as to notice anything around him.' She sighed as she got up from the table after she had finish and proceeded to the front door of the inn.

Zelgadiss noticing her first where she was going called out to her.

"Where are you going Lina?" Lina pause at the door and turned around to look at him. Her eyes narrowed and she just said one word.

"Out." Then she walked out of the inn without looking back in. Zelgadiss just shook his head then glanced over at Amelia. She too looked at where Lina had walked out then noticed that somebody staring at her. She turned to look at Zelgadiss and smiled as if to ask, "Yes." Zelgadiss was startled and fell out of his chair to the ground. Amelia, being the closes, leaned over him and laughed.

"You all right, Mister Zelgadiss?" She asked and at the right moment the sun that shown through one of the windows had made her glow. Zelgadiss gaped at her to stun to speak. Amelia laughed again as she held her hand out to him.

"Here, let me help you up." He almost took her hand but he knew she would make a big deal out of it so he got up off the ground himself. Amelia looked at him puzzled and retracted her hand as he brushed himself off. Gourry suddenly got up and startled them. He gave an apology before he said that he too wanted to go out. Kaori stood up but Amelia cut her off.

"Kaori, would you like to help me look for something I really need?" Kaori gave Amelia a strange look.

"Like what if I may ask?" Amelia smiled as she walked over to her.

"Where going to be going back to my home town when we get you to your mother's house so I need to find a presentable wear for home."

Kaori looked at her strangely still then her face brightened.

"Miss Amelia! Are you… you're a…"

Amelia had struck a pose at that moment with a grin on her face.

"Yep! I'm a princess back at home!"

"And you're starting to act like Lina more everyday you spend with her." Zelgadiss commented as he sips on his new coffee. Amelia sweatdroped as her pose slightly faltered. Kaori on the other hand was now at Amelia's feet appraising her on everything that every girl wished for. As Kaori kept asking Amelia questions Zelgadiss looked to Gourry and nodded his head to the door Gourry smiled as he knew what Zelgadiss was meaning and left quietly.

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Lina was munching on her food that she got from by a shopping cart so she could enjoy her walk more. She licked off her fingers and got rid of the trash as she found a shop that was on sell with their books. She figured she'd find a good lead on some treasure so she went inside. The door chimed as she entered and she glanced at it before looking around the store.

'Not bad for an old shop.' Lina thought as she walked right to where the books were held. She kneeled down and picked up the closes one to her and began to read it with a smile on her face. She was so into the book that she didn't noticed the person standing behind her.

"What'cha smiling about?" Lina gave out a scream as she fell on her butt from the surprise attack. She glared at Gourry who was now laughing. Lina growled at him before she picked up the book she was reading and snapped it shut.

"What are you laughing about?"

Gourry calmed down and wiped the tears that had come from laughing so hard. The store manger was now at his register and sighed. He thought something big had happened.

"Is there anything I can help you young folk?" Lina glanced at him. He stood tall for his age. He had on some worn out clothing but still good for wear. He also had a kind smile to him. Old people always could make another smile. Lina smiled at him.

"No I'm just looking still. My friend just scared me is all, sorry for yelling." He shook his head and then walked back into his room with the look of 'whatever-is-back-there-is-more-important-then-watching-you-people'. She faced Gourry.

"What is your problem?" She whispered loudly. Gourry kneeled beside her and picked up a book and started to look through.

"Nothing just wanted to know if you wanted some company." He then looked at the book and yawned. "What's so great about these books?"

Lina sighed and grabbed the book from him, flip it over then handed it back. Gourry stared at it before he gave up and handed it to her she sighed again. Why'd she even tried?

"They might have something I like in them." Gourry smiled, as he knew what she meant. Lina began to read another book and found something she liked so she put it on top of the other book she had. She then picked up another one and started on it too but noticed Gourry hadn't moved either. She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and realized that he was watching her. She turned to him and he smiled.

"D-don't you have anything better to do then stare at me?" Gourry shook his head, still smiling. She gave him a look but then went back to her books. She only got through two more books before she couldn't take Gourry's staring any more. She stood up and went to the counter and ranged the bell. Gourry walked up behind her as the old man came back with a smile.

"Find what you folks were lookin' for?" Lina nodded her head and pushed the book toward him. He picked up one by one then charged Lina, discount on damaged books as she had pointed out. She thanked him as she shoved them into her cloak then headed for the door, Gourry behind her.

She walked out and covered her eyes as the sun had gotten brighter it seemed but it was to be expected since she was in that store for a bit. She turned to Gourry when she could see once again.

"So what do you want to do now to waste some time?" Gourry looked down at her and shrugged. She sighed and grabbed his arm. "Come on." Then they were lost in the crowd.

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"RrAhhh! What's with this crowd?!" Lina yelled at the top of her lungs as she ruffled her hair.

Gourry looked at the crowd as they stared at them.

"Lina don't shout. People are staring…" He whispered to her. She rubbed her head more.

"Let them stare! I'm getting out of this suffocation box! Levitation!" She grabbed Gourry's wrist, who screamed like a baby as Lina flew right over the crowd. They flew pass buildings left and right as Lina saw a good spot to rest up a bit and cool down from the heat from the crowd they was stuck in. They landed softly by a park and Lina sighed. She felt great now that nobody was bumping into her anymore. She looked down at Gourry who was now hugging her waist screaming out in horror again like he always does.

"Gourry…" He didn't answer and she balled her fist and smacked him across the head. "Gourry! We're on ground you know!" Gourry stopped yelling out for somebody to help him and looked around. He let go of Lina and stood up and turned to Lina.

"You always do that to me Lina! Why can't you walk like a normal person who can't use magic?!" Lina brushed her hair behind her and faced the sky with her nose high in the air.

"Why not use magic? It's a lot faster and I don't have to get bumped into along the way." Lina then walked off without waiting for a reply from Gourry. She sighed as she sat down on a bench under a tree. She looked up at the long branches and noted that it was a Weeping Willow. She sighed as she sat back against the bench letting the cool air blow away the heat that had build up when they we're crowd in between people.

She felt Gourry sit next to her and she tensed. She then realized that she was alone with Gourry, in a park… She glanced at him and almost fell off the bench. Gourry had already fallen asleep and was silently snoring away in dreamland. She smiled at him as she lean back on the bench. She looked out to the lake and watched a fish jump out of the water to get a bug. The wind blew again and it made ripples in the water making it swish against the bank of the lake making the air and everything relaxing.

Lina yawned and she looked back out across the lake. She smiled as she felt herself drift off into dreamland as well. She noticed before she fell fully asleep that her head landed softly on Gourry's shoulder.

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Gourry felt something land on his shoulder and woke up thinking it was some kind of bird that like attention from people. He opened his eyes and looked at his left shoulder only to be shocked to see that Lina's head was on his shoulder instead of a little bird. He smiled at the thought as he listened to Lina take a deep breath then move a bit on his shoulder. He tried to stop her from falling off his shoulder but he missed and her head landed on his lap and Gourry sat real still.

He closed his eyes. 'She's going to wake up. She's going to wake up.' He repeated in his head. He opened one eye and then the other when he knew she wasn't waking up anytime soon. He sighed then smiled softly down at her. He brushed her bangs out of the view of her face and she mumbled something before she turned her head and her whole body to lie on her back. She now was facing him and he was white. He had thought for sure she was going to wake up and fireballed his butt.

She mumbled again and he smiled. He looked out to the lake and yawned before he closed his eyes and fell asleep again with a smile on his face. What they didn't know was that they both were dreaming about one another…