GAH! I am incandescent with rage because I typed out a whole long post and it somehow deleted itself X_x I guess the only thing for it is to start again. *mutters darkly under breath*
XD "... And from that moment everyone thought Filia was absolutely insane."
Exactly, it's also special because Xellos is usually one of the most polite characters... But he stops being polite to Filia!
All according to Xellos's plan!
Yep, yep.
*nod nod* Well, if even Lina noticed it, it must be obvious. I actually think Gourry was one of the first to notice, followed by Amelia. Zelgadis probably knows it too (later on, though) but he won't show it because he doesn't care about it
I know! She should change the nickname more often!
Wish I could just see the Gourrina one, then I'd start wanting one
The first one is so mysterious! I don't know what to expect what will happen! The second one is <3 <3 <3. Xellos the sexy monster who drinks wine every now and then.
I don't think Lina's that oblivious when it comes to love, she's just uncomfortable involving herself in it. She's a keen observer of others and is very good and figuring out people's motives for doing things, so I think it wouldn't be too hard for her to spot a budding romance. Plus she's much closer to both Filia and Xellos then the rest of the cast is, so I think she'd be the first and not the last to notice it. ...She's kind of implied it on a few occasions too.
I'll keep an eye on eBay! (a dangerous and expensive proposition for me XP)
Xellos normally likes tea, but sexy wine is nice every so often
Okay, I have a lot to talk about from the last chapter of Knight of the Aqualord that I read because it's pretty much entirely about Lina/Gourry.
First off, Lina and Gourry are seperated from the rest of the group in a forest and being attacked by monsters. At the end of the fight, Gourry kinda staggers over to Lina and collapses against her. With him sorta... draped on her, Lina's blushing and asking him if he's okay. He responds that he's "So hungry" to which she... of course, angrily kicks him over the horizon.
Then we cut back to the rest of the cast who are having this conversation:
Lyos: Where the heck did Lina and Gourry run off to anyway?
Shizuri: Oh, I don’t think we have to worry about those two. They’re probably off having
plenty of fun without us around. ♥ (to Amelia) So what’s the
deal with those two, anyway?
Amelia: They’ve stood together to exact retribution upon the countless evils of this world. You could call them the greatest adventurers in history!
Shizuri: …No, no, I’m talking about something
completely different~ Are things between those guys pretty hot or what?
Amelia: *sweatdrop* I… I couldn’t say. They don’t strike me as the kind of people who would really dwell on that sort of thing…
Shizuri: Aww… what a downer.
Lyos: *thinking* …I’ll never understand why chicks like talking about this kind of crap.
Amelia: …But I suppose if I had to put it one way… during the long time they’ve traveled side-by-side… they’ve formed a deep, unbreakable bond.
We then cut back to Lina who is looking for Gourry. Suddenly, she's attacked by monsters and Gourry jumps out to protect her. He's seriously,
seriously injured because of that--he's literally skewered through his torso. Lina's horrified by this and knows that she can't heal him with recovery alone. She sends up a signal and hopes that Amelia (who can use resurrect) will see it.
Gourry's bleeding and dying and says, “Damn it… and here I promised to… always protect you, Lina…” You can tell it's just breaking Lina's heart.
BUT THEN--he strikes! It turns out it wasn't Gourry at all, but a demon taking his form and getting Lina's guard down so he could kill and eat her. He says: "Who am I? I looked deep into your heart and shaped myself into the form of the person most important to you."
Lina is ENRAGED by this and Dragon Slaves the thing into oblivion.
The rest of the gang shows up including Gourry (the real one). He says he was worried about her since he got sent so far ahead of them by her initial kick. He pats her on the head and says "I'm just glad to see you're okay."
Amelia remarks about the insidiousness of the trap the demons in the forest use--taking the forms of people's companions in order to devour them. Gourry says that while he was seperated from them he actually met a demon who tried to disguise itself as Lina.
Gourry: Yeah. She tried to tell me a lot of stuff… But… none of it sounded like anything you’d
ever normally say, so I figured something was up.
Lina: *blush + b-bump of heartbeat* … that "me" you met back there… what did she tell you?
Gourry: Hm? Let’s see… I guess…
Lina: *blush + b-bump, b-bump, b-bump!*
Gourry: I forgot!
...Lina certainly wasn't pleased by this answer and yells at him. Gourry wonders why she'd want to know about something like that while Shizuri gives a knowing look. And that's where the chapter ends!