Title: Don't Tease Lina, or Be Dragon Slave

Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers. If I did, Gourry wouldn't turn more of an idiot in the later series.

Pairing: Lina/Gourry

Summary: It's That-Time-Of-The-Month again, and Lina isn't happy. Can Gourry cheer her up?

A/N: This takes place sometime after the end of the series. It's been quite awhile after I seen Try, and I haven't seen the newer stuff. I'm rewatching the show, and I fangirling on how Zelgadis is so much cooler before Amelia show up. I do love Amelia through. The Dragon Slave translate used was the first English translation of it.

I let a moan, as I rolled myself into a ball in the hard inn bed. My guts ached from That-Time-Of-The-Month cramps, and I just wanted my life to end.

"Oh, Lina," sing-song a voice. I turned my head to look at my long time friend. Gourry was grinning like a loon, making me glare. Why is it only women had to go through this pain, and lose all this blood?

"Go away, you jerk," I mumbled then turned back to the pillow to hide my face.

"But Lina, I bought you something."

"Is it a dagger to cut my throat?"

"Of course not. I heard from this little old woman that there is a way to cure women's cramps."

"Give me this cure! NOW!" I sat up as I spoke, clutching my stomach. Gourry laughed, keeping his hand behind his back.

"Are you sure you want it? It can be dangerous..."

"Power beyond the twilight,

and crimson blood that flows,

Buri..."

"Lina, you cannot cast magic right now," Gourry interrupted my spell, as he covered my mouth. I glared at him, until he pulled out a chocolate frosted chocolate cupcake. I pulled down his hand, staring at the yummy treat.

"How could a yummy looking cupcake be any help?"

"The woman said that it's chocolate that helps with cramps. I figure that..." I shook my head, as he spoke. It wouldn't work, but it couldn't hurt eating it.

I took the cupcake and took a huge bit out of it. The chocolate taste overloaded my taste buds, making me moan slightly. I heard laughter, but ignored it as I continue to eat it. After I was done, I felt a bit better but also sleepy.

A void of darkness filled me as my eyes started closing. It was then that I realize that my cupcake was drugged. I looked into Gourry's ashamed looked.

"You drugged me," I mumbled, feeling anger. Gourry just shrugged.

"Beat me up later, Lina. This is for the best."

When I woke up about five minutes later, the cramps were greater than before. I let out a groan, which made a hand touch my head briefly. I glared up at the traitor. Gourry laughed nervously.

"You woke up already, Lina. One of these days I need to have a talk with that sister of yours and explain she shouldn't have drugged you so much."

"Gourry... Give me an explanation NOW, and it better be good."

"Well... well... I thought if you were asleep, then you wouldn't feel the cramps."

"Then you should have said that, so I didn't waste my time dreaming of your death."

"Huh? You dream of my death? You were only asleep for five minutes."

I let out another groan, as pain washed through me again. To bad the cupcake only last five minutes. Gourry starts stroking my hair, and starts singing some old nonsense song he picked up at a bar about a year ago. Finally, the cramps stopped.

The pain is still there, but his nonsense song was putting me to sleep. As my eyes flutter shut, something cracked brush against my ear. I didn't even notice as I fell asleep that something was mumbled into my ear.

"I love you, Lina."