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.

Author's Note:  I'm so sorry it took this long for this chapter to be uploaded,
but I'm having a couple of rought days and I hadn't being able to sit in the
computer for a while.  Anyway is up already, but forgive if its rather sappy
or if it doesn't make any sense, I promise to return soon.
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	Gourry was looking up at Paul's deep eyes.  His blue ones were
wide with amazement.  Moving softly away from the sword in the floor,
Gourry stood up and turned to Paul.  Their eyes met again and Gourry
noticed the tears that had fallen down Paul's eyes.
	'Please, Paul, I don't want to fight you.'
	'Quiet.  I must take you to our queen.'
	'Your queen!  I stopped being her loyal guard when I left this
town.'
	'You should die.  Now you deny your own Queen!'
	'I already told you I don't care about her!!'
	'Die!!!!'
	Jumping on Gourry, Paul rose his word and almost hitted the
blonde swordsman.  Feeling his shirt been ripped, Gourry jumped over the
stones of the fountain, and turned to Paul, who was jumping for him.
	Gourry dissapeared into the water of the fountain and Paul
followed him.  


	As they both fought a huge brown and gold carriage stopped in
the plaza.  The driver hushed the two white horses and jumped out of his
seat to open the door.  Hurring he unlocked the small door, put a set of 
stairs under it and offered the young woman his hand.  She took it and 
smiling with her eyes rose her dress so it wouldn't be dragged by her
feet.  Her small frame walked through the plaza, covered in silk and a heavy
coat of fox furry.  In other words she was pretty warm and well dressed
for such a small poor town.  She walked towards the fountain, ordering the
chouffer to wait for her in the carriage.  Walking softly she stood in front
of the fountain, seeing and feeling the water hitting her pale skin.  She
smiled as blood covered the water of the huge fountain.


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	Taking deep breaths Gourry held his right arm tightly, he was
injured, wet and tired.  Could things just get worse?
	'Paul?'
	Damn you and your stupid little thoughts!
	'Dearest?'  The old nickname ringed on his ear, it called for him
to return to that life he had forgotten, that he wanted to leave behind and
just go to Lina and the others.
	Lina!  Gods what was he thinking!  He has to go back to the
hotel!  Now!!  But...Zelgadiss must have told Lina and Amelia about his
relationship to the queen and Paul.  Not only he read the books at the 
library, he too tried to help him with the guards.  

	Hitting his head against the floor, Gourry felt the wetness of
the fountain hitting his back and arms.  He wanted to go and sleep until
all of this was resolved.  But he couldn't because he was after all the main
character of this 'opera', if we could call it that.  
	'Dearest, it's me, Marianna.'

	'Hello, Marianna.'  His voice sounded on the air with the same
heat that had touched her during morning.  Her heart leaped with joy, her
avenger had returned to free her land of rebelds.  Her avenger had returned
to steal her heart away.  Smiling she gave a step forward.
	'Where are you, dearest?'
	'Stopped, Marianna.  I'm not longer your 'dearest'.  I stopped 
been that man sinse I left you years ago.'
	'Don't say that, dearest.  You are still mine, as always.'
	'Please, your highness, stop this.'
	'If it will keep you here, close to me, then I will.'
	'There is no way I will stay with you.'
	'Gourry...'
	'My life with you was left behind.  It was so long ago...And you
too must forget me.'
	'Don't say that, my dearest...'
	'Stop, please.  For the love we once shared, we once had for
each other.  Stop.'  Gourry had come to sat with his back to the fountain.
His blood had begun to cover his side, thanks to the water falling over him.
That love he spoke about had died with his old self.  Once he left this town,
once his foot had touched the strange lands of the forest, it died.  He, now,
loved Lina.  His fire goddess with red hair and big eyes.  He knew he had
to be dumb, stupid, and babble stupidities to be with her, but he didn't care.
He wanted her, he desired, and loved her.  He was one with her.

	'Dearest?'
	His eyes fell, Lina was all he could think about.
	'Gourry?!!'  That was Lina's voice.  Breaking through the 
darkness of his mind and the darkness around him.  His heart leaped with
joy, skipping various beat, her face (he knew) was twisted in distress.
He could hear her shoes ticking the floor as she ran towards him.  
	'Gourry!!!' She called again.  Suddenly a thick drop fell o his 
head and turning he saw Paul standing over him, his sword over his head.
Gaspind, Gourry rolled to the side and heard the metal meeting the stone.
He looked up and saw Paul stepping out of the fountain, his body 
completly wet.  
	'Paul stop!'
	'Gourry!!'  The Queen saw the small red-headed girl falling on
her knees near Gourry.  Paul bowed to the Queen, who rose her hand and
slapped him.
	'How dare you attack my love?'

	Gourry felt Lina's hand on his face and opened his eyes.
	'Lina...'
	'Gourry...'
	There was a second of complete silence of wich Lina saw the
pained look in Gourry's eyes.  "Oh, he's so sorry.  I shoulnd't scream at
him this time.  After all I can see he loves me...'
	'Lina?'
	'Yeah?'
	'You are hurting my arm.'
	'Opps!'  She let go of his arm and heard him groan.  'Let me cast
a Recovery spell.'
	'Stay away from him.'
	Lina looked up to be meet by a wind blast that sended her to
the stone wall of the fountain.  She screamed and moaned when her back
hitted the wall.  As she fell down, a trail of blood was plastered in the wall.
	'Lina!!  You witch!!'  Said Gourry turning to Marianna, who smiled
at her handy work.  When the insult hitted her ears she growled.
	'How dare you insult me?!'
	'I have everything against you!  I don't love you anymore!  I don't
want to see you again!!'
	He never wanted to tell her that in such a harsh tone, but she
deserved after what she did to Lina.  Marianna's eyes filled with hatren
towards him.  'Very well...If you don't return with me, then you shall be
destroyed!'
	She casted a Ra-Tilt on Gourry.


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Oh my guts!  That took long.  Errh, I'm in such kind of a hard time over here
so please understand.  Yes I know I said it at the beggining I'm just 
remainding you.  Thanks anyway!!
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