Slayers Nightmares
Okie-dokie, I'm running out of ideas, so I need help! After this chapter, I don't know where the story goes, so if you have suggestions, please send them in. Enjoy!
"Well introduced, little sister," Luna said with a smirk on her face. "I'm glad my name was yelled at a mazoku."
"Well, hell," Lina muttered. "Anyway, no time. We need to get rid of this demon."
"Um," Faren looked creepy, "may I ask why?"
Lina was speechless. She didn't know why she was fighting this demon. "Why are we fighting you?"
"You know," Naga said, "That is a good question. He doesn't look like he has money on him, he didn't do anything, so why are we giving this guy a hard time?"
The whole party was thinking, but Ian looked like he was thinking really hard. Finally, Ian spoke up.
"Dam, there is no reason why were fighting him," Ian looked depressed saying that. "I guess there's-" he paused, then gritted his teeth, "-nothing wrong with him."
Luna swore really loudly. "LINA! YOU MADE ME USE MY POWERS FOR NOTHING?!?!"
Lina ran so fast, she couldn't be seen anymore in five seconds. Luna ran just as fast after her.
"Well," Gourry said, finally, "I guess this means Faver is going to follow us around now?"
"Bingo," Faren said, "and it's Faren."
After a whole lot of running and eating, the day is over and our party walks into their next town.
"Hey, Ian," Lina asked, "your familiar with the landscape around here. Where are we?"
"This is Qith, the woodland city," Ian explained. "This particular city is the only place to find Tik wood, the hardest wood in the whole world."
"I thought Darkstar knew where we were," Faren said, half-surprised.
"I've never been here before," Lina retorted, "and would you stop calling me Darkstar?"
"Can't," Faren replied. "I shall only know you as Darkstar, what with me being a mazoku and all."
"You call us all nicknames," Lina stated. "I'm Darkstar, Naga's Knockers, Ian's Blue-boy, Gourry's No-brains, and Luna's Demi-god."
"So what?" Faren retorted. "Are you going to stop me from saying that, Darkstar?"
"You're a waste of energy, Faren," Luna casually said. Faren almost fell over. "Anyway," Luna continued, "here's a place to eat. Let's go, and Ian, if your paying for Lina, your paying for me, too."
"And since I have no money, your paying for me as well," Faren said right afterwards. Ian actually fell over.
"Why me?" Ian muttered.
When they went in, Lina had a determined face on her. Gourry whispered, "what's going on, Lina?"
"I want to know what Ian's hiding," Lina whispered back. "If I can be cheap on my meal today, Ian has to answer my question."
"Oh," Gourry replied.
As soon as they got their menus, Lina had to do what she was about to do, she knew it. She had to know Ian's secret. The waiter came by and took down their orders. When they got to Lina, she said, "I'm not really hungery, thank you."
"As usual, Lina," the waiter replied. Lina got confused for a second, but was cut off by everyone staring at her, save for Ian.
"You'll never make it," Ian replied. "Your going to order something, and all the items on the menu are one hundred gold each."
"I'll manage," Lina responded.
"Of course," Ian continued, "that also means you can't steal food off of someone else's plate."
"I'll. Manage," came Lina through gritted teeth.
The food came, and everyone started eating, save for Lina. Ian was mocking her a bit by slowly chewing his food while looking at her. Lina was so hungry.
"Give up, Lina," Ian said between bites. "You'll never make it."
"Try me," Lina responded.
The meal kept going and Lina was starting to crack. The food looked soooo good. She was beginning to drool as she looked at Naga's plate.
This is so hard. Lina thought. But I can do it, I have to.
Every second to Lina felt like an hour. Lina was so hungry. Everyone was half way through their meals when Ian said, "You give up yet?"
"Never," came a weak Lina.
"Suit yourself," Ian said, and slowly bit into his steak, chewing it longingly at Lina. She was going to go nuts soon.
Luna took a little bite of her salad. Faren barely touched his food. Naga was done and Gourry was nearly finished. Ian, however, was taunting Lina to his best of abilities. Lina was about to go nuts when the door of the inn opened and Lina's Shadow mirror copy came in.
"Good morning, Everyone!" came the other Lina. She was very optimistic and had priestess clothes on.
Faren choked.
"Good morning, Lana," came all the people eating, save for the slayers gang.
"How's everyone, today?" She casually walked to the waiter.
"Good, Miss Lana," the waiter responded. "We have a special guest, actually."
"A guest? Who?" Lana asked.
"Why, Miss Lina and Lady Naga, Miss Lana."
It was Lina and Naga's turn to choke.
NOTE: How Lina choked, I have no idea.
"Yay!" Lana came over to the Slayers gang. "It's so good to see you, Miss Lina!" Lana gave Lina a big hug. "And you too, Lady Naga," Lana continued, giving Naga a hug as well.
Ian wasn't eating anymore. His eyes were wide open, staring at the creepy Lana. Gourry and Luna were staring as well. Faren was hiding. Well.
"Miss Lina, whose the cutie with blonde hair?" Lana asked, striding over to Gourry. Gourry blushed.
"My n-names G-gourry," was all Gourry could say.
"God, your cute," Lana replied, hugging Gourry. Then she strided over to Luna.
"Hi, Miss Luna," Lana said. "I know you don't really like Lina, but do try to like her. She and I are quite nice." Luna started to gape.
Then she went to Ian. "This one has cute hair," Lana said. "and he looks like he's a peacekeeper." She hugged Ian. 'I don't even know your name yet, but I like you already."
Ian looked paralyzed.
"So, Miss Lina, how are you doing?" Lana asked, getting a chair and sitting next to Lina.
"Well, I'm off to find a power source to replace the talisman's I had," Lina said. She was too weak to try to lie.
"Oh, Miss Lina," Lana said. "You must be trying to increase your magic to help everyone. You are so nice, Miss Lina!"
Ian was in a time warp, from what it looked like. Gourry joined him.
"Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to heal some sick people at the hospital," Lana started to leave. "Take care, Miss Lina! You too, Lady Naga! I liked metting all your friends! Goodbye, everyone!"
"Goodbye, Miss Lana," came the response. When Lana left, all the other customers went back to normal.
The Slayers gang was flabbergasted. No one was prepared to see the polar opposite of Lina. Everyone of the slayers gang were staring off into space.
Finally, Ian responded. His voice was as if he saw the scariest thing on earth. "Check, please."
The slayers gang went up to a big room where no one could hear them. Faren had come out of hiding and joined them. When the door closed, Luna spoke.
"Who was that walking horror?!"
"It looked just like Lina, but it was smothering me," Faren replied.
"That thing had to have some demon inside," Gourry stated. "It was really scary!"
"Lina!" Luna whipped around to Lina. "If you created that monstrosity, I'll kill you ten fold!"
"It's not my fault!" Lina cowered. "Some guy did it! It wasn't me! I had no say in the matter when it was created!"
"You think THAT'S bad?" Naga proclaimed. "You should be grateful mine wasn't with her!"
"There's a demon NAGA, too?!" Gourry shouted. "The Horror!"
"Huh, that's odd," Faren said, out of the blue.
"WHAT?!" shouted the rest of the gang.
"Where's Ian?"
There was a pause, then everyone looked around. Ian wasn't there at all. The gang looked through the whole tavern, but he wasn't there.
"Oh wait," came Faren. "I know where he is."
"Where?" responded Luna.
"He went into his own little dimension," Faren explained. "Last time he was pitted against that type of monster, he went there and screamed bloody murder."
"I can understand the screaming," Naga pondered, "but isn't making a particular dimensional area a spell only mazoku can use?"
"And I thought you and Ian never met," poked Lina. "What do you mean 'last time'?"
"They had to have met if Ian didn't want Faren around," Luna deducted.
"Considering the fact that Lina defeated Ian at his bet," Faren said, "he'll tell you sooner or later."
"I never beat Ian," Lina said.
"No, but your clone did. Henceforth, you did," Faren said.
"Makes sense," Naga pondered. "So what's this big secret of his?"
"He's a mazoku," Faren said, casually. "My brother, in fact."
So, what do you think? This chapter is a little bit late, but you guy's managed one extra day, right?
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