Hola people! I'm back with another chapter. I'm not completely sure when I'll end this but yea, I'll determine that later. Anyway, I don't own Slayers nor it's wonderful characters.On with the fiction!
Troubles that come with Winter-5
As I still laid in the bath contemplating over everything, ( Not the certain thing that Gourry wants to give me...I'm not!) I noticed that Gourry was actually right: I am feeling much better. I guess since Lamian didn't escort me, or annoy me, I feel a little calmer.
But in reality, I really can't help but wonder what the 'it' in question is it that Gourry wants to give me. Not to mention we still never got to talk about why he wanted to come here in the first! Inquiring minds have to know eventually. Well, I can't keep thinking about it too much. Although I can't get the image of him looking serious about wanting to tell me. Sigh.
I guess the Jellyfish will tell me when we have some time alone. No matter how anxious I am to hear it now!
Alright, now that I'm done with my bath, I should get dressed and eat! I got out with a little more bounce in my step than I had since we arrived here. But as I wrapped the towel around me, I got this weird sensation run down my spine. You know, that freaky six sense feeling you get when something's wrong? Yeah well, that what it was.
I high tailed it out of the bath-house and when straight down the hallway; I had the need to go to my room for some reason. This time, I could really give a rat's ass who saw me.
I cautiously turned the next corner but retreated right back after I saw two people standing in the hallway: Lamian and Gourry. They were talking about something, I'm sure. But I don't the topic had anything to do with my health. Surely by now I've figured that she's taken a liking to Gourry. Grrr...
I peeked my head around the corner to make sure I wouldn't be seen. I mean, what else would I do? Go up to them, slap Lamian in the face, then drag Gourry away? Hmm... actually that sounds kinda appleaing. But I can't and won't do that. Surely I would get a scolding from Gourry...
"Um...Gourry?" My ears perked up after I noticed Lamian dropped the formalties. " I know you're still "protecting" Ms.Lina, but..." she hesitated for a moment. But why did she have a slight twitch when she said he was still "protecting me"? Why does she hate me!
Gourry just stood there, being the gallant guy that he is, he waited for to finish speaking. But at the same time he seemed antsy. Why? I don't know, but whatever the reason, he seemed like he didn't want to be there.
" I..." The next she did really pissed me off! She was all over him! Gourry stood there with a stupified look on his face. I swear I was burning with si much anger, that I would have set anything on fire if it happened to pass my gaze. Oh wait, there's more! "Gourry, come away ith me! I'm sure we can really make an effort this time. You can leave Ms. Lina to her family and stay with me, can't you?" Then she snuggled even closer! I didn't know she was capable of getting even closer to him. At least Sylpheil doesn't do that. Ugh dammit!
I'd had enough! I forgot my idea of staying behind the corner and stormed right up to them. They both turned around and saw me. When I looked at them, Lamian found it better to be off of Gourry all of a sudden and Gourry still had that stupid look on his face.
"Um, I don't mean to interrupt here. But I need to talk to him." My façade wasn't really doing much to hide all the anger but it helped me enough to drag Gourry away.
"Huh? Lina, what're you doing here?" Gourry finally snapped out of his stupor as we entered my room. "What am I doing here! What was Lamian doing being all over you in the middle of the hallway!" I wasn't necessarily upset with Gourry, but I had to vent some how.
"Lina, look I didn't mean to! She was just on me, and I didn't want to just push her off of me so..." he started to trail off. I swear, his chivarly will be the death of him. But at the same time, my eyes had to soften at the times that he had used it on me. I sighed and walked over to him. He looked sincere about it, so I let it go.
"Lina, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you mad." He then closed eyes waiting for me to throw a fireball t him. I did something else instead, and I think it suprised him. "Lina?" After getting some many ever since my cold, I finally returned a hug. Not as good as his but good enough to show him I bared no malice.
"What? I can't at least give you a hug after you've given me like a thousand?" I said playfully, releasing my hold on him. I noticed a blush creep up on his face. I have to admit it was fun doing that to him. "Actually, yeah, it kinda suprised me. Not to mention you're still in a towel." What? I looked down and noticed, lo and behold, I still had a towel covering me. And I saw Gourry looking at that area. Damn pervert!
Sigh. Whatever. I pushed Gourry on the bed and took some pajamas out the bureau and went behind the privacy screen. "Gourry, now that were alone do you mind telling me why we're here now?" I looked around the screen and saw him flinch at the question. Is he still not ready to tell me? I proceeded back to getting dressed and waited for a reply.
"Lina, I wanted to wait and tell you but..." I came out behind the screen and went over to the bed and sat next to Gourry. Then I noticed something was in his fist. Curiousity getting the better of me, I reached over and looked at the thing in his hand. Was that a box? My face started getting warmer. I wonder what's in it...
"Hey! No peeking!" Gourry placed his hand behind his back. This is just making me more anxious! "Fine. But Gourry, what were you about to say?" He flinched again and seemed even a little flushed by it for some reason."Lina I brought you here because I wanted to spend some time with you and maybe..." He stopped in the middle of his sentence. The room just gt hotter at that moment and I think we both started blushing. He wanted to spend time with me? What does he mean?
He then showed me the box and opened it revealing a beautiful necklace with a ruby pendant. This must be the thing he wanted to give me. "Gourry." And for some reason, I started laughing, earning me a look of confusion from Gourry. "What's so...funny?" He looked me on the bed. I couldn't help it and just kept laughing it up. All this time I had been thinking about my feelings for him, wondering about why he had brought us here to a romantic inn in the mountains. All to spend with me, even though I ended up catching a cold he still wanted to stay here and make me feel better even if that cost him his plans of bringing me here. I found it quite ironic.
As soon I stopped, I looked up at Gourry. He still looked confused, and I just had to giggle. I then looked at him with sincere eyes. "Gourry. Thank you so much. I know my laughing puzzled you, but you don't understand why I was." Looking at the neclace he wanted to get me I asked, " Is that for me?" Stupid question, yeah, but you never know.
"Huh, oh yes." He then placed around my neck. "Anyway Gourry, I was actually laughing because I finally understood that I..." I blushed at the thought of what almost escaped my lips and then changed it. " That we both had similar thoughts durin our time here, and I thought it was kinda ironic when I was trying to figure out we were here after suggested it, so-" I was cut off when I suddenly felt warm lips press against mine. The sensation I felt sent shivers up and down my spine. I can't believe Gourry did that! I didn't expect him to be that impulsive!
And just as I was getting into the kiss, he broke it off and touched my cheek. "Goodnight, Lina." Rushing out of my room, Gourry quietely closed my door. I still stayed that same position after he kissed me.I couldn't get it out of my mind. I think I've made a full recovery.Heh heh
I laid in my bed a looked at the ceiling with my eyes closed. As I did, my hand absently reached up to my pendant. It felt like I've had it for a long time even though I just got it. No to mention that kiss felt vaugely familiar to me too. Meh, whatever it doesn'y matter now!
After what just happened, I couldn't help but feel happy. I kinda scared myself. GROWL!
Wow. I hadn't noticed that I was hungry. That's a first.
Getting used to knowing my way around, I went to the diner and just got a snack to eat. When I say snack, I mean half of what I normally eat. I'm sure you know me by now, right?After a few minutes, I noticed someone walk past my sight: It was Lamian.
I think she noticed me looking at her so she decided to sit at my table. "Ms.Lina?" My ears perked up. I was suprised to see she actually wanted to have a conversation with me. Well this won't last...
She sighed and said "Its about time you and Mr.Gourry got together!" WHAT! What the hell is she talking about? She caught off guard that I almost started choking on my food. "What do you mean by that! I thought you wanted Gourry?" I'm so confused right now.
"Actually, I really did but I realized how happy you and him seemed together, that I decided to back off. That little scene I displayed in the hallway showed me that you really care about him enough to not care that you were still in a towel and dragged him straight away." She smiled at me. I haven't been this confused in my life! Except with Gourry's logic sometimes.
"So I wish you the best of luck, okay? And I apologize about all of my mishaps from earlier." After bowing her head, she gave me another smile. It still confused me that she wanted to help me and Gourry be a little closer, after all the crap she did. I returned her smile. It took guts for her to do that since I really wanted to break her in half before. I'll just save that for Xellos.
She then left the table, without waitng for me to say anything. Now with that settled... I returned back to my room and shut the door.
I walked over to the window and thought things over. Everything thats happened over the past few days have me wonder what it would have been like if I hadn't gotten here. Would it have turned differently than expected? What if Lamian hadn't been here? What would happen then? I probably wouldn't thought about how I feel about Gourry than I already had. Either way I'm glad things had worked out the way they did.
As I gazed at the snowflakes outside, I suddenly started drifting off to sleep, still thinking of all the things that happened today.
Well, I hope that turned out all right I think I'm almost done with this. I can update probably soon. (I'm kinda sick and have testing at school this week.) But either way reviews are always loved.