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She walked behind him, just as she always did, mentally kicking herself every time she went to speak yet couldn't find the words she had practiced over repeatedly in her mind.

"Just tell him you big oaf!" she scolded herself. "Someday…someday I will…even if he never could return these…feelings."

A faint sprinkle of water brought her attention back to the present, she reached up and wiped a few drops of rain from her nose and lifted the hood of her cloak over her head, concealing her dark ebony locks and protecting her from the rain that she knew would be coming soon. Her sapphire eyes scanned the sky quickly before looking back ahead of her and set them on the tall man leading the way. He too had taken head to the rain, covered beneath his cream colored cloak. She sighed, which was unusual for her compared to her normal giddy nature.

"Amelia? Something wrong? You've been acting…odd…lately." He asked, not turning as he addressed the young girl.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine, Mister Zelgadis. Just…it's cold, and the rain is sort of depressing. 'Ya know?" she replied, her voice not too reassuring.

He nodded his response which only saddened her more. She loved the sound of his voice, the way he said her name…the way he said anything really, since he wasn't really the talkative type. She yet again, seeming to catch his attention a bit more. His pace slowed so he was soon walking right beside her for the first time since they had set out together only days before. Slowly but surely, the storm was upon them, and her cloak proved not to be as much protection from the cold rain as she had hoped. She began to shiver involuntarily, only catching his eye more.

"Cold?" he questioned. Though she did not respond, her answer was plainly obvious. Her shivering had only increased, teeth were chattering, she looked soaked to the bone. Luckily for him, the water only slid right off since his skin was stone, but he knew the same was not for her. Her skin was, as he could only imagine, soft and delicate, such as that of a fine silk. "If only…" he thought, repeatedly, to himself, "Amelia?"

"Y-yes?" she replied, a slight stutter apparent due to her constant shivers.

"If you'd like, we could find a place to make camp until the storm passes. You look pretty cold…might catch something if you don't get out of the rain." He offered, taking her off guard.

"R-really?" she asked, stuttering again. Though she liked the fact he was suddenly being so kind and thoughtful of her, she was still a bit shocked as to why. He had never seemed to take much an interest in her well-being before, and it certainly wasn't like him to stop a journey in the middle of the forest to make camp simply because of a little rain, which she was pretty sure he could withstand anyways.

"Yes, really." He smirked, "If I didn't mean it then why would I ask, Princess? Do you think I would just dangle your health in your face like some kind of game?"

"I…well…no. But…"

"But what?"

She sighed, "Nothing, camp sounds great. Thank you, Mister Zelgadis."

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A/N: Hello, everyone! Hmm..what's to say. Well, this is my first Slayers FanFic, and I was a little shaky with writing it...because I'm not the biggest Slayers fan in the world. But I've done a few RP's and seen bits of a couple episodes, as well as seen Slayers PREMIUM. I had nothing better to do with my time...and I LOVE Ame/ Zel relationships! XD Also...I've recently discovered that "Ame" as some call Amelia for short, means "rain" in Japanese...would you believe I learned that AFTER I wrote this chapter? XD And, I do apologize for the short length to each chapter, but time is money, and though I don't have any money, I don't have much time to spare. But I promise you all that there will be plenty chapters to keep the story moving along, even if they're not too much lengthwise. MY next update will be up and ready soon. Come again! 3

Please R&R and I shall love you forever! 3

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