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Part 8He 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…
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Kaori glared at the pair that had fallen asleep under the Weeping Willow tree. She disappeared before anyone saw her.
She walked out from the corner as Amelia bumped into her. Kaori caught the clothes Amelia was carrying as she tried her best to catch the rest.
"Ah… Sorry Kaori but you came out of nowhere. Which reminds me…? Weren't you in the dressing room trying on something you had liked?"
Kaori smiled and nodded. "Yes but they were too big and didn't fit so I went to put them back." Amelia gave her a look then glared.
"In the men's section?" Kaori looked around with a sweatdrop and realized that she was in the men's clothing section.
She laughed nervously then reached out for something. "W-well you see… I had put up the clothing's I had and wanted to see if we could get this…" She pulled out the ugly gray suit she had laid hands on first. "…for Gourry… Umm… now that I got a better look at it, it isn't all that great." She put it back and walked away from it.
Amelia laughed. "But why were you trying to find something for Gourry? I hope you know he only likes blue and he doesn't really wear suits because he's a mercenary. Oh! I get it. You didn't ask him what he likes so you just went off of what other men liked right? Hmmm… or maybe…"
Kaori cut her off. "I-I just wanted to get him something nice as well and you did mention that you were going home I just thought that he would stay so I thought I could find him a suit."
Amelia shook her head as she started back to women's section. "You should really stop." Kaori turned her head to Amelia as they were walking to a different section at the women's side. She looked at Kaori.
"You don't know but Lina is really over protective of her friends and something she likes the most. You don't see it to often but she does like Gourry and well… you're messing with her stuff. Trust me it's better for you not to try and get involved in between them." Kaori glared at the floor.
"But she hasn't told him yet has she? And he hasn't said the same thing. How does she know that he loves her? So why can't I express my feelings for him?" Amelia smiled at her.
"Look. I'm not saying you can't tell anybody that you care or hate them but when two people know each other for as long as Gourry and Lina have… I suppose if I had to put it one way during the long time they've travelled side by side they've formed an unbreakable bond… Oh gosh listen to myself! I sound like an old woman who went through this before!" She turned to Kaori and smiled.
"Anyways, it's best to leave them alone cause when you cross that line between Lina and something she really wants you won't live to see another day."
Kaori looked at the ground then whispered her next question because people had stopped next to them. "And if I may ask, how do you know this? How do you know for sure they do love each other?"
Amelia lean close to her with a smile on her face.
"You never see them apart from each other and when they were they did their hardest to get each other back. Besides you can see the way they stare at each other like they're really longing to hold one another." She placed a hand on the side of her cheek and sighed. "It's so romantic…"
Kaori flinched as she really thought about what Amelia said and if that was so she has to do something else to get her way.
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The breeze where Lina and Gourry had been relaxing had gotten colder. Lina shivered as she tried to cuddle closer to the warmth she felt next to her. She felt herself kind of floating or at least her butt was hanging down while the rest was held up by something. She opened her eyes and was faced with Gourry carrying her. She gaped at him then shivered and subconsciously leans closer to him. She let herself be carried for a while until she knew Gourry had probably knew she was awake with how loud her heart beat sounded to her.
"You can put me down now Gourry…" She said quietly. Gourry hearing her had stopped and smiled down at her. He set her gently down on her feet.
"Sorry. I had woken up a while ago and noticed how chilly it had gotten. You looked like you were really relaxed so I didn't bother to wake you… well until we went back into town that is." Lina smiled up at him then wrapped her arms around her as she shivered again.
"Damn… it really did get cold fast." She wrapped her cloak around her body to keep some of the wind off. She then felt arms wrapped them self around her too and she stiffen. Gourry lean his head down into the crook of her neck and she gasp as she felt his breath on her neck. "G-Gourry?" He lean up and move away from her.
"Uh… sorry. I… uh… just wanted to help you warm up a bit. You looked really cold even with your cloak around you. Uh… everyone's probably worried so let get back so you won't be cold anymore." He started to walk ahead of her and she looked at his back sad and confused as to why he did what he did. He looked back at her.
"You coming?" Lina stood there before she ran up to him. He smiled and walked beside her towards the town. They walked out of the park and came upon the crowd that was still out at night but not so crowded. Gourry had stopped at one of the carts that served out food. He ordered a bunch of meat on skewers that made the owner look at him like he was crazy but he gave all of it away without complaining. Gourry walked back over to Lina and handed half of the food he had. She gave him a smile and thanked him then they headed for the Inn.
They entered and caught up with Zelgadiss who was like always sipping on his coffee or tea. He glanced up at them with a grin then went back to his coffee before he said something stupid. Lina walked pass Gourry and headed up the stairs as Gourry stayed behind and started to talk with Zelgadiss.
Zelgadiss smiled at him when he sat next to him while ordering some food.
"So what happened? Did you and Lina do anything?" Asked a curious Zelgadiss who really never asked about… well anything.
After ordering the waitress went to get his food. Gourry smiled at Zelgadiss. "Yeah, lots of things." Zelgadiss at the moment who had taken the time to take a sip of coffee spitted it out across the room. Somebody yelled at him and he gave an apology then faced Gourry again.
"L-lot of thing huh? Like what?" Zelgadiss didn't really think they would go all the way when he went out with her just for the heck of it.
'He's go to be playing with my mind…' He thought.
"Well we went to a book store and Lina got herself some books with treasure stuff in them that she likes." He paused as he thought and Zelgadiss heaved a sigh.
'I knew it. He was playing around.'
"Oh yeah! Then we went to a park and slept together under one of those long leafed branched things."
Zelgadiss fell off his chair. As he tried to regain his footing he glared at Gourry over the table. "By 'slept together' you mean you guys fell asleep?"
Gourry gave him a look. "Of course. What did you think I meant?"
Zelgadiss waved his hand at him while shaking his head. "You don't wanna know."
Gourry smiled at him. "What did you think? Oh I get it!" He lean down close to the table and grinned at him. "You perv." Zelgadiss once again fell out of the chair and Gourry busted out laughing. "You-you really thought we'd do something like that?!" Gourry held his side as pain had hit him and he had a few tears in his eyes but he continued to laugh.
Zelgadiss got up and sat back down. "All right already. Stop it… you making people stare." Gourry calmed down chuckling a few times as he was now served his food. He started on it immediately and Zelgadiss sighed as he took a drink from his cup. He looked at Gourry.
"You know… we wouldn't be too surprised if you guys do 'do it' anytime soon." Gourry looked at him pausing from cutting his meat.
"If you mean what I think you mean it won't happen." He went back to cutting his meat. Lina who had been listening to their conversation was now walking back up the stairs glaring at the floor as tears where forming now. She had came in the part were Zelgadiss had mention 'slept together'. Her anger went on many levels but when she heard that last line… She rubbed the tears away as Amelia and Kaori walked out of Amelia's room.
"Oh! Miss Lina!"
"Not now Amelia…" She then went into her room and shut it behind her and locked it to make sure nobody came in. Amelia looked at the door then to Kaori who shook her head. Amelia sighed as she and Kaori walked down the stairs to eat dinner.
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Gourry, who finished cutting his meat, popped it in his mouth. He chewed before he continued.
"I'm not sure she would want me like that. I mean I'm like a big brother type to her right? So I just plan on staying with her until she finds that right person and leave her so she can be happy." He cut off another piece of meat and popped it in his mouth then went to eat something else. Zelgadiss looked at him as he thought he should mention to Gourry that that was not what Lina thought about him at all but shut his mouth when the girls came down from the stairs.
"Oh! Mister Gourry. Do you know what's wrong with Miss Lina?" He looked at her and shrugged.
"Don't know. She was feeling fine earlier but maybe the cold got to her. Or…" He held his hand over his mouth. Was it possible that she was mad at him for carrying her? Or when he hugged her out of the blue? He glanced up at the stairs and then looked at his food.
"Mister Gourry? What wrong?" He shot his head up and laughed nervously with a hand behind his head and the other waving at them.
"Hahaha, it's nothing. Just forgot what I was saying." Then Gourry busted out laughing. Amelia and Kaori did as well but Zelgadiss gave his a look over the brim of cup.
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'I knew it… He doesn't care… But I shouldn't be this sad especially since I knew it would happen.' Lina hugged her pillow close to her and fell asleep uneasily.
The next morning came and everybody woke up refreshed the only one who wasn't up with them was Lina.
Amelia tapped on her door again after she tried three times already this morning.
"Miss Lina? Miss Lina, are you awake?" She waited awhile. "Are you ignoring me?" Amelia tapped again as Gourry had now come up the stairs.
"Well?" Amelia shooked her head and Gourry push her aside. Instead of tapping like Amelia did he bang on the door. Hard. Zelgadiss flinched as the sound could be heard from the dinning area.
"Lina! Lina open the door!" He yelled her name countless times and bang as hard as the door could take. Finally frustrated and very worried he told Amelia to tell the innkeeper or he was breaking the door down if they didn't have a spare to open it. Amelia paled as she quickly ran down the stairs to tell the keeper to hurry up with the spare as Gourry continued to bang on the door.
"Lina! This is not funny! OPEN UP!" He bang on the door once more before it flung open breaking off the lock and having the door slam against the wall hard. Zelgadiss sighed a cursed under his breath as he gathered up his sword and run up the stairs, the innkeeper close behind his heels.
Gourry walked in the room and noticed that everything was still there that was hers. He sighed as he had the feeling that she left him because of his stupid actions but then noticed that she wasn't where she's suppose to be; in bed. He turned his head left and right but didn't see her. The only thing that had his curiosity going was that the bathroom door, which held the bath, was closed. He walked to and flung it open hoping not to find a dead Lina but he didn't met anything of the sort in fact Lina was very much alive and had a very pissed look on her face.
She was currently bent over and was drying her legs off from the bath that she had taken. She stood up to wrap the towel around her body when Gourry flung the door open seeing the whole front of her. Her face reddens as embarrassment and anger took over and the next thing Gourry knew he was flying through the wall outside the building. Lina huffed as she wrapped the towel around her and walked into the bedroom only to stop in front of a blushing Zelgadiss and a bloody-nose innkeeper. Once again Lina screamed then blasted a fireball at them. Zelgadiss, being the one who wasn't very affected by spells too much, grabbed the chard innkeeper and ran out of the room slamming the door close behind him.
Lina huffed as she tried to cool herself down. Damn him and everyone that had entered her room. What? Now she couldn't take a bath without anybody freaking out on her? She fell asleep in the tub since she didn't really get much sleep from last night and when Gourry had started his pounding plus yelling she awoke with a start. Hearing what he was yelling about Lina shook her head and took her time to wash her body and hair.
'Oh so now he's worried about me.' She thought as she rinsed her body off and proceeded to wash her hair. His pounding didn't go away in fact it got louder with each pound. Lina, finally frustrated with him, washed her hair then got out. She really didn't think that she'd have to get dress fast. She heard a bang and she cursed she stood up to wrap the towel around her when Gourry came busting in on her. Towel outstretched and body exposed to him she did the only thing that she knew and always reacted to. Hit him hard.
She got dressed then packed her things and then walked down the stairs when she was done. She could hear talking only when the talking stopped was when she was on the last step. She glared at everyone who stared at her. They jumped and pretend to be talking again. She walked up to Zelgadiss and Amelia. Amelia was healing the innkeeper as Zelgadiss was dusting off the smoke and dust off him and putting out little spots of fire on his cloths.
They looked up at Lina and smiled weakly. Lina glared at them as she sat down in the chair next to Kaori. She glared at her.
"Hey!" She called out to her. Kaori jumped and sat up straight.
"Y-yes ma'am?" Lina turned her back on her. Glaring at her from over her shoulders Lina pointed to her shoulders.
"Make yourself useful." That was all she said and that was all she needed to say as Kaori got to work on getting out the kinks that had came. "Harder. Come on you call that a massage?" Kaori gripped her shoulder as hard as she could and rubbed faster. Gourry had then walked through the door and walked up to the table all wobbly and cautiously. Lina glared at him as he sat down away from her.
'Today is going to be a long one.' Zelgadiss thought to himself as he looked at Gourry then Lina. He sighed as he put his hand over the little flame. It made a hiss and a puff of smoke came out from under his hand. A very long day.