Nightmares by: Megumi-chan Disclaimers: I don't own them! Summary: The beggining of the biggest nightmare of the Slayers group is about to fulfill when Gourry's past comes back to hunt him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letting the soft drops of water touch her skin, Lina watched the living fountain. Gourry was still lying down on the floor. His back to all of them. 'Gourry?' Called Zelgadiss trying to run towards him, only to be stopped by Xellos. Shaking his head, Xellos looked at him with open eyes. Pointing towards Gourry, Zelgadiss saw he was standing. In the darkness of the night, Zel noticed Gourry was trembling. His arms was bleeding and his eyes were covered by his hair. 'You shouldn't have done that.' Said a cool voice. The sound of the voice sended chills down Zelgadiss back, and as Amelia watched with wide eyes, Lina noticed Gourry was unarmed. 'This fight isn't fair! Gourry is unarmed!!' 'He doesn't need a weapon!' Said Paul watching as Gourry stood next to the fountain. The drops of water drenshed his hair, his clothes, and body. His hands trembled on his sides and as they all watched Gourry's eyes rose. Taking a deep gulp of air Xellos smiled at Zelgadiss, who completly ignored him. The chimera was to busy holding his breath to turn, his thoughts running as he though in a way to make this fight stop. Yet nothing came to his mind. Zelgadiss was tempted to cast a lightning spell, and take Gourry away. But he knew that Gourry would fight, and escape him. Letting his lungs receive some oxigen Zelgadiss began to take deep breaths. 'What's going on?' Asked Lina in the smallest of voices. Amelia shook her head, Xellos tried to smile at her but was only able to grin. Zelgadiss, ignored her as well, swallowing hard. 'So finally you return to us.' 'I never returned. I left so I could survive, and I have.' 'Quiet!' Paul moved his whip and Gourry held the whip and pulled at Paul, both men stared and Paul let go of the weapon. Gourry held it for a second before throwing it away a few seconds later. Looking at Paul, Gourry heard and saw his lips move. 'Capture his friends.' Imperial guards surrounded Lina, Amelia, Zelgadiss and Xellos. 'This is getting a bit too personal, don't you think, Zelgadiss-san?' 'Let's get out of here.' 'What about Gourry?' 'He'll be fine, you'll see.' 'Fire-Ball!' They all run away from the huge crowd of men around them. Picking their feet as fast as they could the four of them hid in a dark alley. Casting a silence spell, Xellos helped them enter in the hotel and hide in Lina and Amelia's room. 'Ok. Now could someone please explain what the heck is going on in here?' 'This is Gourry's home town?' 'What?' 'He would have say something!' 'Not really. I was in the library, looking for some kind of cure for my curse and I discovered that the story and magic of this town are tightly related. For reasons I still don't understand a powerful sorceres sealed magic away giving it only to the royal family members that were females. According to my readins 8 years ago the last seal of magic was broken and the last member of the royal family, of the name Mariana, was choosen to rule over this town. But rebelion broke through the town, and the townsfolks began to murder families with royal blood or people with relations with the new queen.' Xellos was leaning against the wall, looking outside. Gourry was speaking with Paul, possibly getting a way of escaping of him, and the queen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown for Xellos they weren't talking about a possible escape for Gourry, but about the rebelion. 'I joined, we joined the rebelion knowing that the both of us had the ability to protect and take care of the queen. Who would have expected the both of us would fall in love with her.' 'Yet she loved you, never me. I still serve her with my heart, but she is blinded by that love you cursed her.' 'It was never my intention...' A sword connected with the floor that Gourry had stood seconds before. Leaning on one of the rocks Gourry gave Paul a blow in the back. 'She loves you more that anything in her entire existance.' Paul was standing up. Gourry's eyes widened. The blow he had given Paul should have brough him down. 'Have her for all I care.' Hissed Gourry, understanding Paul's passion for the queen. His strengh didn't came from practice, it came from his love. Yet Gourry knew better than anyone that love can be blind. Jumping behind him, had being able to steal his sword, and was now wrapping his arms around the man, the sword less than one inch from his neck. 'Take your men back to the castle and keep them there. If you ever come close to any of my friends again, I'll make sure you never see "our" dear queen again, understood?' 'It would take more than that to keep me from following you, Gabriev.' 'Then follow me, not my friends.' 'You still believe in not killing?' Gourry felt Paul's muscles tense and with one slight turn Gourry was against the floor. His eyes closed, pain crowled up his back and limbs. And then he realized how tired he was. Opening his eyes Goury felt the tip of the sword touching his neck. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'The Gabrievs had always being faithful to the royal family and when his father died gourry joined the army. He was only 18 at the time. He was ordered to take the place his father had had before dying; being the bodyguard of princess Marianna. When the king died she was the only child born from the royal family, her mother had died and most of the important people of the palace had died. She was forced to rule over the town. When rebelds tried to enter on the palace the so called 'Royal Massacre', where Gourry killed 75 townsfolks by himself.' '75?' Asked Amelia gasping. Lina's eyes looked as large as plates. Xellos had turned away, still looking out at the fight gourry and Paul had begun. 'Paul joined the army and because of still unknown reasons for me, he was sended to protect the princess sending Gourry to jail. But the princess had fallen in love of Gourry, had loved how he shed blood without thinking. Princess Marianna took Gourry out of jail and begun an inhuman reign, killing all those who were suspected of being rebelds. Gourry was the general of the armies and he sended several troops to attack the rebelds' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Go on, push. But you'll only release the pain in my chest, and create more horrible pain for others. The same you are going through.' 'Your friends?' He seemed surprised by Gourry. He was changed into the new Gourry, the Gourry that was foolish and stupid. The one that didn't liked to kill. This Gourry that had friends and perhaps a lover. The same Gourry that held the Sword of Light. Gourry nodded at his question. Paul's brown icy eyes seemed to melt for a second. 'I don't believe you will ever know what is to have someone close to him. To love like I love her. I don't believe you'll ever understand the word: friend.' Tears had begun to rise up his eyes but he closed his eyes and turned away, raising a little he's sword he pushed the sword down. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Paul is Gourry's brother.' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- That is a sorf of cliffhanger for me! sorceres109@hotmail.com