Hello Everyone!!! Welcome back and thank you for reading my first chptr of my first typed fanfic! In case you haven't notice...my characters are ooc....sorry if I had disappointed you. And yes...it's a Lina/Zel fic...with some Sylphiel/Gourry, Filia/Val, and Amelia/with Zel's cousin, Aez. Well....on with the fanfic!! !!Adios!! ~Miss "L"
They finally reached camp and noticed the guys were picking up their traveling packs.
"We found a nice-sized cave for all of us to fit in." Val explained.
"Yeah, Val said it's going to rain hard tonight so we gathered plenty of firewood into the cave." Gourry added enthusiastically.
"Wow....looks like we're going to have a feast tonight." Aez couldn't believe it when he saw them coming towards them.
"So I've noticed. Well, we better be going. We still need to start the camp fire and cook the fish before the rain ruins our meal."
"If you say so Zel." Lina gave him a weak smile. They hurried to their shelter and commenced with the fire just a couple of feet away from it.
"Fireball!" Lina gave a small spell towards the kindling while the rest starts to skewer the herbed fish and mushrooms.
"Ewwwww....I smell like fish."
"Well at least you have the fish stuff....I smell like I was in a swamp for days!"
"Tell me about it, not only do I smell awful, but I feel.....blech....like one too."
"Then it's agreed....let's go back to the lake and take a bath before the winds pick up...deal?"
"Deal!!" the three girls followed Lina back to the small lake by raywing.
"Women....go figure." Aez commented.
"Why do they have to be so....hygienic about everything?" Val snorted. Zel just shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, at least they'll smell much better and nicer than we do." The guys looked at Gourry, surprised that he just defended the girls' cleanliness behavior.
At that moment, each one sniffed his clothes without letting the other three know what he was doing. Their faces scrunched up in disgust.
"I think we better take a quick bath ourselves."
An image of themselves appeared in their minds, spying on their dear water nymphs, frolicking in their towels, the guys blushed and tilted their heads up before they begin to nosebleed.
"But we better wait for the girls to return before we get Dragon Slaved by Lina."
Then, a picture of themselves caught by the girls, screaming bloody murder, a furious Lina casting her deadly spell at them and...well....they shuddered at Zel's advice once they snapped back to reality. As they waited, they placed the fish next to the fire. Abouth five minutes later...
"Hey guys! We're back"
"That's good."
"Um....we'll...be...back."
"Yeah...we...um..."
"Need to do something really quick."
The females looked dumbfounded as their male companions rapidly raywinged towards the lake. Zel and Val carried Gourry while Aez flew at his cousin's side.
"Whatever." they muttered and either they shrugged their shoulders or rolled their eyes.
They sat by the crackling fire drying their hair and checking the fish at the same time.
"They're almost done."
"Right, but we better removed them or they'll get burned before they come back." Sylphiel picked up their meal and neatly laid them on three large leaves, they followed suit.
Oh please hurry guys...before they're going to bug me again.
"Lina?"
Ugh..too late ::sigh:: "Yes, Amelia?"
"Why are you ashamed to tell Zelgadis ab..."
"Can we just drop it please?...I really don't feel like talking about it...let's just talk about something else, eh?"
Lina let out another sigh as she went to a pack, took out a small tea kettle and a water skin. She emptied out the liquid into the kettle and placed onto the heated stones.
"So Sylph, when do you think Gourry will propose to you? It's been another year already and he hasn't even dropped nor picked up any hints 'bout marriage." The meek maiden blushed.
"Well...I...don't know. You know how Gourry dear is."
"Yeah, yeah. We know how st...er...um...not..too quick to catch on to anything." Lina cracked a smile.
"Do you want us to try or do you want the guys to handle this?" Amelia inquired.
"Thank you all but no...that's quite alright...maybe he'll get the idea in a couple of weeks. I have this feeling he'll be ready by that time." They smiled.
"That's great!"
"Lina?"
"Huh?"
"What did you pickup at today's raid."
"Oh...it's just a mirror."
".....?" was shown on their sweet faces.
She pulled it out of her black cape and handed it to them.
"It's very pretty."
"Ooohh...how lovely!"
"Why Lina! I knew you were slightly vain, but a mirror?"
"Here's another question, why would bandits have this?"
"My theory is because of it's gold and gems, Zel's theory is because of some kind of magic power it holds. But I didn't sense it to be used as such."
Filia, Sylphiel and Amelia just shrugged their shoulders and each one look at her own reflection. They were fixing themselves up. Lina laughed.
"And you gals were calling me vain?"
The three blushed slightly and handed back to her. She put it away. After placing the fish back to finish cooking,
"Lina, I think we seriously need to talk ab...."
"Oh no...not again." she groaned, interrupting Amelia's sentence.
But before Amelia was begining to start all over, the guys returned.
"Hi!"
"We're baaackk!"
"Miss us?" The princess, the shrine maiden, and the ex-priestess gave a disappointed look as the sorceress gave a relieved one.
"Well yeah!"
The males smiled.
"Now that you guys came back all nice and clean and smelling fresh."
Then they froze up and blushed, the girls just smirked. Lina glanced at Zel, both smiling weakly then turn away to her/his own secluded spots. Amelia got up and walked towards Aez, her thoughts running happily into mind.
You can really tell the family resemblance except their both have somewhat of different behaviors yet at the same time similar. Aez is a bit taller than Zelgadis and the color of both eyes and hair are different. All this time, I finally found my prince. she let out a dreamy sigh.
"Hi Ame, miss me?"
"Of course, I do, why wouldn't I?" they gave each other a hug and a gentle kiss.
By the warm fire, a golden dragon stole a steady glance at an aqua-green haired, cute ancient dragon (an: no horn...I thought since Filia's tail pops out when she's angry, Val's horn will do the same).
He looks the same as before but he doesn't have any of that terrible, evil mazuko traits and his golden-wheat eyes are more brilliant, gentle, and so full of life. So...handsome. she blushed at the thought. However, caught her blushing and in-the-clouds gaze, Val walked towards a very pretty, now-blushing harder Filia.
"Um...hello." he spoke meekly,
"Hhhhi." she stuttered. "Can I....join you? Unless you object?" he asked softly but sincerly. She smiled,
"Please do." Both dragons blushed once he sat down next to her but not too close, well that is til now.
"Can you guys scoot over a little more? We want to sit near the fire as well." They did so as Sylphiel gave Gourry his meal and both sat down next to each other.
"Hey guys... can you move down a bit please?" They made room for Aez and Amelia while they hold four fish-on-a-stick at each hand. Once again they sat back down.
"Oops.. sorry Val, I didn't mean to..."
"That's okay Gourry. I'll just move a little further down."
The two unsuspected shy victims didn't know that it was just a little trick for them to get a little too close together untill it's too late (hehehe....ooh..I just love doing this ^_~), they each can feel the closeness and when both looked up to start a converstion, they gazed into each other eyes and quickly turn to look at the fire instead, blushing like crazy. The other two couples and two ansty sorcerers snickered and sighed lovingly a bit at their dragon friends. As on que, six pair of eyes turned to see Lina and Zelgadis at a not-so-close distance with their backs at each other as they quietly ate their meal, then he got up and walked towards the forest while she saw him doing so but refuse to acknowledge. They all sighed in annoyance.
"Them two....they just have too much pride." Aez whispered low to his lady love's ear, she nodded.
"Have you talked to him?"
"Yeah. Gourry, Val and I did what the three of you told us, but he refused to talk about it by changing topics and minding our own business. How about you? Any luck?" They continued to whisper.
"No. Lina also wants to drop it and switch conversations. ...Honestly, those two act like they are afraid of each other."
"Maybe they are." they sighed.
"I assumed you want us to try again?"
"Yes, we're going try again as well." Amelia laid her head on his shoulder,
"Oh!"
She got up and signaled him to follow her until they were a safe distance away from the couple that were sitting next to them.
"I almost forgot, did Gourry find an engagement ring for Sylphiel yet?"
"Yup. He said that she deserves nothing but the best."
"How wonderful!" she whispered excitedly.
"Let's finish eating, shall we?" Both teenagers walked hand in hand back to their seated spots.
Once everybody finished with dinner and Zelgadis returned back to camp, Lina started with the nightly assignments.
"Amelia, you take first watch. Aez, you can either join her or take second watch." Lina gave the love birds a certain glance, both blushed.
"I'll take the second one since it seems that you and Amelia will end up watch togther which will be a good idea anyway considering Amelia will most likely fall asleep anyways." The mentioned person was ready to protest that remark when Aez quickly whispered to her not too.
"Gourry, you get third then, and Zel...." Zel hastily interrupted
"I'll take third, Lina."
Finally, first move! thought everybody exasperately.
Lina just looked at him blankly then shrugged it off.
"Your choice Zel. Is it alright with you if you take the last watch, Gourry?"
"Yeah, I could use a nap right now anyways." a chain reaction had begun from the others since they seen their buddy blonde yawning.
"Alrighty then!...::yawn::...I'm hitting the sack. Goodnight all."
All bid the petite sleepyhead pleasant dreams as she entered the cave. The sound and touch of rain droplets softly falling unto the conversing crew (minus one shaman chimera), warns them to go to the dry cave before it's too late. Each one took a chore before entering into their dark and cool lodging.
"It's cold and I can't really see anyth...::thump:: Oww..."
"Are you okay, Gourry-dear?"
"Do you mind? Your stepping on my foot."
"Ooops! Sorry, Aez."
"Eeeekkk!....Watch your hands buddy!!"
"Sorry Filia...it just that I....hey what's thi..."
"EEEEEKKK! ::slaaapp::"
"OWWWIEEE!!!" GOURRY! YOU IDIOT!! GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME YOU HENTAI!!!"
"Sooorrryy Liinaa...but I ca..."
"GOURRY!! ::slap:: We're not even engaged!"
"Gee....I'm sorry Sylphiel, I didn't mean to do th..." came another shriek and yet another slap.
"OOUUCCH!"
"GOURRYY!!"
"But I didn't touch you Amelia!"
"Errggghh!! My eye!!"
"Sorry Val." then an idea formed in his head from the constant slaps, scolding, and bruises.
"Listen...I'll just stand still so I won't touch or hurt anyone, okay?"
"Fine!/Good!/Thank the gods...!" came one unanimous vote.
"Hey...has anyone seen Zeldigass?"
"It's Zelgadiss and I'm right here."
"Whe...that's funny I don't remember a rock over here...."
"AAARGGHHHHH!!" ::whaacckk:: The rest of the group sweatdropped and sighed.
"GOURRYGETYOURHANDOFFOFTHERERIGHTNOWBEFOREI'LLKILLYOU!!::whackwhack pow::"
"OW! OW! OOWWW!!!" After the pummeling and he calmed down, something just dawned on him
"Has anyone even thought of casting a light spell?!"
"Ummm.../....?!/Oops!.../Well, I kinda forgot...." Zel sighed
"Nevermind. Lighting!"
A soft and small glowing ball of light came from the chimera's hand and rose upwards. Zel looked at his comrades who were either sheepishly smiling or flushed with embarrasment, well, except for Gourry, who was laying on the ground with his eyes turned into little black dots swirling and various lumps on his head. He groaned in pain recieving attention from his so-called friends and girlfriend.
"Oh my! Gourry-dear, are you alright?" They reached to where his battered body lied.
"Mmmm....Mmmommy...can.I.have another cookie?" he muttered.
"I think that's a yes." A moment later, he woke up as his beloved tended to his bruises.
"Wow Zel! You sure pack a wallop!"
"Serves you right."
Hi!! It's me again....I'm trying to make this chptr slightly funny....So...what do you think? Thanks for reading.... Miss "L" ^_^