Hitched
Hitched
HITCHED
A Slayers
lemon fanfiction
By
Anonymous
I do
not own the Slayers. Someone else does. I'm just borrowing them. *
“No!”
said the Priest in Atlas City. “We don’t want you in
here!” His scowl was decidedly uncharitable.
“Come
on!” Lina Inverse replied, offering a small bag of gold. “All
we want is a simple little marriage ceremony.” Gourry Gabriev
was standing behind her, blushing slightly and looking a little
bewildered.
“Absolutely
not! This temple only serves the true followers of Cepheid, and it
would be defiled by the presence of the Mortal Enemy of All Who
live!”
“For
two bags of gold?”
“NO!”
The priest slammed the door in her face. As if anticipating her
temper, a golden field of protection appeared surrounding the temple.
“Dammit!
I really thought Atlas City would have forgiven me for that time!”
Lina fumed.
Gourry
stomach began to grumble. “Lina, it’s almost lunchtime. A
good meal will calm you down.”
Lina
brightened at the thought of food. “I can’t believe a
jellyfish-brained stud like you can actually have a good idea every
once in a while! But I’m afraid a meal won’t be enough to
calm me down from this.”
“Then
how about….” And Gourry bent down and whispered some
things into Lina’s ear that brought a flash of color to her
cheeks.
Lina was
torn between slapping him for suggesting such a thing in a public
place and stripping down to perform the act right on the spot. “All
right, Gourry, after lunch. I think that will definitely calm me down
– in addition to being a lot of fun.”
Gourry
smiled, at the dual pleasures in store for both of them.
****
Lunch had
been the usual battlefield, although lately they had been spoending
more tiem feeding each other than feeding themselves. Lina won the
race up to their room at the inn, and Gourry locked the door behind
them.
“Do
you thik the maids will mind?” Gourry asked.
“Why
should they? This is an inn,and we're sharing a room. They expect
this.” Lina then playfully reachef for Gourry's trousers and,
with a fourish, pulled them down his hankles. He had caught his
undergarments in the same motion – a manuever she hadn;t though
she could pull off – and found that his member was standing at
attention. She graspedit with her hand and stroked up and down its
lenth to test its hardness. “Oh. Yeah, this'll do, and just
seeing it is making me all hot.” She got up and gave Gourry a
full kiss on the lips, only to feel a sudden breeze on her legs.
Gourry had manbaged the same trick, and within a moment his hand was
reaching between her legs and stoking her sex.
“Hmm.”
said Gourry. “You really are hot for it. What say we skip the
appetizer and proceed to the main course?””
Lina
dragged him to the bed and pulled him down over her. “I love
the way you think sometimes, Gourry.” She spread her legs to
give Gourry easy accesswhile Gourry guided himself into position. “I
don;t want it gentle this time,” Lina said. “I want you
to fuck me so hard my teeth fall out!”
Taking
that as his cue, Gourry slammed his full length into Lina. She gave a
sharp cry of delight. Gourry found her sex unbelievably tight, but
managed to make saveral hard, fast thrusts. Then instinct took over
and Gourry began ramming it home, deeper and deeper each time.
“y
Yes
Yes, Gourry!”Lina cried between screeches oif pleasure. “Fuck
me hard! Make ti stretch! Go deper than you;ve ever gone before!”
Gourry, his mind no longer in control, obliged. 'AH! AH! Ah! That's
it, Gourry! Hard, fast and rough! Oh Cepihed! You're making me so
hot!” Then the sensations built up to the boiling point i her.
:Gorruy, dear, I'm going to come! Yes! YES! I'M COMING!” Lina
was hit with an explosive orgasm justas Gourry's member had
penetraated her at his depest. Gourry felt her muscles clamp down and
feltl ready to unload.
“Lina!
Lina, I'm cooming! It's almost there!”
“Come,
honey! Shoot right into me!”
“Ah!
Ah! AHHHHH!” Gourry felt himslef shoot an impressive load of
sperm deep into Lina, then collpased on top of her.”
“Gourry?”
Lina said after a moment.
“Yes,
Lina?”
'You
forgot to take it out, you jellyfish.”
***
After Lina
had recovered from her unplanned “exercise”, she sat down
at the desk of their room at the inn. A few months after Gourry had
confessed his feelings to her and proposed marriage, Lina had taken
to taking single rooms in the inns they visited. She told herself it
was to get herself used to the idea of sharing a room, but the fact
was that she had developed an insatiable appetite for Gourry’s
body. The thought that she could finally let go of all those desires
she’d been suppressing all those years had been replaced by a
desire for Gourry that bordered on addiction. Even during “that
time of the month”, she had found ways to pleasure her partner
that did not involve penetration. When she was available for
intercourse, it happened every night, and somehow each time was
getting better than the last.
Gourry sat
up in bed. “Who are you writing?”
“Amelia.
I think she’s in the palace at Seyruun. She might know a
solution to our dilemma.”
“What
dilemma?”
“Why
we can’t get anyone to marry us, jellyfish! Why every priest or
justice of the peace we visit turns us away. Much as I enjoy the way
we’re living now, I’m tired of getting the fish-eye from
all the innkeepers.”
Unfortunately
the word seemed to have gotten out that Lina and Gourry were looking
for a place to get married, and there were no takers. They had
wandered the length and breadth of the countryside for weeks, and
most of the temples and shrines either only married locals or were
scared away by Lina’s fearsome reputation.
“Can
Amelia marry us?” Gourry asked. “Isn’t she a shrine
maiden?”
“Yes,
but she’s also a princess. She hasn’t had to perform
shrine duties in months.” Lina sealed the letter. “There,
at least she’ll know about our plight before we arrive. I’ll
ask the innkeeper to put it in the post for me.” One advantage
of the Subcontinent was that, with Seyruun leading the way, the local
city-states in the region had developed a very efficient, safe postal
system. If you knew where someone was, you could get a message to
them. Lina had already sent a letter to her family explaining what
had happened and why she wasn’t coming back, but since she
maintained no fixed address she had gotten no reply. Which was just
as well, she thought, as the last thing she had wanted to hear was
the righteous anger of an outraged Big Sister.
A few
minutes later the letter was on its way and Lina had paid the
innkeeper for two week’s rent in advance. “In case we get
turned away from Seyruun, too.” Lina explained to Gourry before
they went back upstairs.
***
It only
took a week for a reply to reach the inn, but it came in a most
unexpected fashion. A man in very fancy clothes had walked up to Lina
and Gourry’s table during lunch.
“I’m
on vacation,” Lina said, “do if you’re offering me
a job I’m not interested. Try in a week.”
“Ahem.”
The man said. “I am Count Weyland, Ambassador to Atlas City
from the Court of Seyruun.”
Lina
gulped. “Is there trouble?”
“Probably.
I bear a letter from princess Amelia wil Tesla Seyruun, but I have
been asked not to read its contents.” He handed Lina an
ornately-decorated letter. Lina opened the letter and began to read
it.
***
That is
such great news! I saw it all along, of course, and wondered when you
would swallow your pride long enough to admit to yourself that you’d
found the right man.
I talked
it over with Daddy, and we agreed that you can have the wedding here
in Seyruun. I want to go over some of the details first, so if you
could come to Seyruun, I’d really appreciate it. This’ll
be so great! I wish you’d come to me first! You could have
saved yourself a lot of headaches!
***
Lina
grinned broadly and showed first Gourry and then Wayland the letter.
Weyland looked a little bit surprised. “This seems highly
irregular to me, but if His Highness says so. I shall arrange your
transportation to Seyruun as soon as possible. Would a carriage suit
you?”
“Make
it enclosed.” Lina said with a wink directed at Gourry. “We
don’t want to be disturbed.”
***
That night
they had climbed into the carriage and, to the sound of galloping
horses and cries from the coachman, drove away. Then suddenly the
sounds stopped.
“Is
something wrong?” Gourry asked, wondering if he should inquire
about the driver.
Lina
smiled predatorily. “No, I just cast a Silence spell so the
driver can’t hear what’s going on in here.”
“And
what’s going on in here?”
Lina got
down on her knees on the floor of the carriage. She crawled until she
was kneeling right in front of Gourry. “Spread your legs,
darling.” She said.
“OK.”
Gourry spread his legs and Lina snuggled between then. Then she
reached for the fastenings of Gourry’s trousers. “What
are you doing?” Gourry asked in astonishment.
<
do you think?” Lina answered mischievously, tugging open his
trousers.
“Here?
IN A CARRIAGE?”
Lina
tugged down his undergarments. “Looks good enough to eat to me.
Ikedakimas!”
“What
if the driver sees us?” Gourry asked in a mixture of surprise,
anticipation and panic.
“That’s
why I cast the Silence spell, silly!” Then she set to work,
using her hands and mouth on Gourry's rapidly growing member, and
Gourry was almost instantly in too much of a pleasant daze to say
anything except the usual noises associated with the activity Lina
was performing. Which basically consisted of her using her mouth to
do wonderful things to Gourry;s member. When she had achieved the
result she wanted, Lina did up his trouser again and smiled. The only
sign that anything had happened was Gourry’s blissful
expression and a little drop of sperm on the corner of Lina’s
mouth. She wiped it off with her finger. “Well, I almost got
every drop.” She said gleefully. “Why the hell weren’t
we doing this two years ago?” She got up and kissed Gourry on
the cheek. “Don’t get too sleepy, Gourry. In about half
an hour it’ll be my turn.”
“I’ll
do my best,” Gourry replied dreamily. Of all the sides of Lina
he had come to know, the “sex maniac” side continued to
be the most surprising. It didn't take him half an hour, though, to
get up the nerve to make room for himself at her feet in the carriage
and apply his own oral skills. And he appreciated the Silence spell,
because he rightly feared what the coachman would have done if he had
heard Lina's screams of delight as she came around his calloused
fingers. When he felt her muscles clamp down around his fingers and
Lina scream like a banshee, he knew he had done his work. One thing
Lina would never have to do, he realized early in their physical
relationship, was fake an orgasm. The woman who was going to be his
wife had an appetitie for physical pleasure as powerful as her
appetite for food.
A few
hours passed and Lina looked out the widnow at the passing
copuntryside “Gourry,” she said, “do you think
there's enough room in this cariage for me to sit on your lap?”
“Of
course there is. I think Amelia must have selected this carriage
special.”
“I
wonder why I bothered to redo my pants.” she said. She quickly
undid her belt and let her trousers slip to the floor of the carriage
folowed by her panties. Gourry in turn undid his own trousers and let
them slip to the floor.
“This
is gonna be so much fun!” Lina said, as she grabbed his cock
and brought it to life. Gourry's hands wantered to Lina's privates
and soon he had her ready to go. Lina got, slid over to a position
where she could straddle Gourry, and lowered herself onto him. “Oh,
L-sama!” she cried as he penetrated her. “That's so
goodquodquo;
“Lina,
I can't believe you're so tight after all these months!” Gourry
cried. “I don't know if I can get it all the way in!”
“Leave
everything to me!” Lina said, and began to bounce up and down
over him. Gourry grabbed her first by the waist, then let his hands
wander upward as he reached under her tunic and squeezed her breast,
to a squeal of delight from Lina.
“Yes!
Yes! Squeeze it harder!” Lina cried. “Let me ride that
big cock of yours for all it's worth!” Lina rode it even
harder, imapling herself onto it ever deeper. “I love you so
much!” she cried. The pace continued to quicken until it almost
becaome outside of their control. “Squeeze my tit hard!”
Lina cried. “That'll put me over the edge!” Gourry
suqeezed hard, pinching her nipple, and Lina fell into a massive
organsm.
If the
spasms felt good over his fingers, they felt absolutely wonderful on
his cock. “I can;t hold it in any longer! Gourry cried.
“Yes!
Yes, darling! Fill me up with that wondererful sperm!” And at
that moment Gourry gave a loud cry and did exactly that. Lina fell
back exhausted, resting on his chest, not even bothing to remove his
cock. Gourry had to reach down and pull it out.
“Three
more days until we reach Seyruun.” Gourry murmured. “Can
we take it?”
Lina
nuzzled into his shoulder. “Of course we can take it. The
question is whether the silence spell will hold that long, because I
want to keep busy.” She liftyed her head and kissed his mouth,
a deep, loving emotional kiss. “I feel like we're newlyweds
already.”
***
A few days
later the carriage arrived in Seyruun’s capital. The driver
stepped down opened the door, and shut it again.
Amelia, in
full court regalia, had walked up to the carriage. “What’s
the problem, coachman?”
“I
think we should wait to let them out of the carriage until they are,
er, completely dressed.”
“Dressed?
Why wouldn’t they be dressed for a carriage ride?” Amelia
flung open the door and gasped. Gourry had not even noticed the door
opening, and was paying full attention to a topless Lina, who was
sitting back and moaning in clear enjoyment at the things Gourry’s
hands and mouth were doing to her.
Amelia
closed the door again, blushing a bright red. “Oh my,”
she said, noticing that her body had reacted to the sight of her
friends’ foreplay in unexpected ways. “Wait here until
they open the door on their own then show them to their rooms. I’m
going to go douse myself with cold water.”
***
A few
hours later Lina had settled into her ron thn the Palace. She was
disappointed that Gourry was in a separate room – he had
definitely lit a few fires that she wanted put out.
A knock
came on the door. ”Gourry!” Lina cried in hope.
“Actually,
it’s Amelia? Can I come in? Are you decent?”
Lina felt
like pouting. “Yes, I’m decent. Come on in.”
Amelia
entered the room with a deep crimson blush on her face. “I’m
sorry about that back there,” she stammered, “I didn’t
mean to peek.”
Lina
blushed as well. “What did you see?”
“That
your breasts aren’t as small as you thought they were, and that
Gourry seems to like them a lot. And why was his hand between your
legs?”
“I’m
NOT going to demonstrate!” Lina said. “You’ll just
have to find out for yourself when you get a boyfriend. Fiancée.
Husband. However you princesses do it.”
“That
brings me to my point, Lina. Do you want Zelgadis to come to the
wedding?”
“Of
course I ds hes he here?”
“No,
but I’ve sent for him. The medallion I gave him is like a
beacon. It lets me know where he is. I’ve already sent a court
messenger to fetch him. Lina, can I ask your advice – as a
woman?”
“As
a woman?” Lina was slightly puzzled.
“Do
you think Zelgadis would marry me?”
Lina
gulped. “First, you’ll have to convince him he’s
worthy of marrying anybody. That’s not going to be easy. Then
you’ll have to convince your father to let you marry him –
either that or run away from home, for good this time. But if you can
do that, yeah, I think it’ll work. But it’ll take some
doing.”
“So
I shouldn’t wait for him to propose to me?”
“Hell,
no! If you want to wait that long you might as well become a nun!”
Amelia
shook Lina’s hand. “Thanks a lot, Lina! You’ve been
a huge help. Just for that I’ll tell you how to sneak into
Gourry’s room when the guards aren’t looking….”
***
A few days
later Zelgadis appeared at the palace in the company of a herald.
Amelia greeted him at the gate. “What took you so long, Mister
Zelgadis?” she said. “I was hoping you’d come by
for months!”
“I’ve
been searching fruitlessly for a cure. I didn’t think you’d
want to me to show up at the palace looking like this.”
“You
look fine, Mister Zelgadis. You got the message that Lina and Gourry
are going to have their wedding here?”
“Yes,
and that the priests might not allow Lina to wear white. I read the
whole letter, Amelia. Who would have thought i the them? You actually
SAW them….”
“Yes,
and I was surprised by my reaction. I should have been shocked or
angry that they would do such a thing in a carriage I provided, in
the middle of the palace courtyard, but watching them sort of addled
my thinking.”
One of
Zelgadis’ eyebrows shot up. “Really? And what did it make
you think?”
“Come
with me….” Amelia said, and took Zelgadis by the hand
and practically dragged the chimera through the palace.
***
When
Amelia opened the door and pushed Zelgadis into the room, he was
stunned. First of all by the collection of stuffed animals in heroic
poses, second by the canopied bed in the center of the room, and
third by Amelia emphatically shutting the door behind them and
locking it.
“I
don’t want us to be interrupted.” Amelia explained. “We
have to talk.”
<>
“This
is not a room for talking, Amelia, this is the room where you sleep.”
“It’s
also the one place in the entpalapalace where I have absolute
privacy, as we need that for what we’re going to d – I
mean talk about.”
Zelgadis
sighed heavily and took a seat on the bed. “All right, Amelia,
what did you want to talk about?”
“Mister
Zelgadis, if I have to wait for you to propose to me I’ll die
an old maid. I don’t want that.”
“Isn’t
Phil going to be….”
“No,
Daddy is not selecting a husband for me. What you keep hearing about
princesses and arranged state marriages does not happen in Seyruun.
We’ve been marrying by our own choices for several generations.
So you’re not getting out of this that easy!”
Zelgadis
looked stunned. “I suppose I should also forget about Seyruun
princesses being demure, blushing flowers. What do you want from me?”
“Simple.
Lina is getting married in a few days. I thought it would be an
excellent idea to surprise her with a double wedding. But you’re
so down on yourself that you’re never going to realize what’s
really been going on between us all this time and propose. So that’s
become my job.”
Zelgadis’
eyes widened. “Amelia, are you serious about this? How can you
marry a monster?”
Amelia sat
down beside him. “First of all, you’re not a monster.
You’re more human than anyone I know. Secondly, I am in love
with you, and I have reason to believe you’re in love with me.
Thirdly, you are the hottest thing on two legs and I can’t
possibly let you fall into the hands of some other woman.”
“But
– but – what if I hurt you? What if our children turn out
to be chimeras?”
“Then
we have children who are chimeras. I’ll love them just as much.
As for whether you will hurt me, there’s only one way to find
out…”
“You
don’t mean – you can’t mean –“
Zelgadis gulped. Amelia was grinning at him with a combination of
wickedness and innocence. “I guess you do mean. But it may not
be the best indication – how will you tell the difference
between any damage I’m doing and what normally happens with
girls their first time?”
“Didn’t
they ever tell you about that spell they teach all the shrine
maidens? The spell took care of that for me long ago.”
“Spell?”
“It
dissolves the hymen magically. All shrine
maidens and sorceresses learn it. It is important for people with
magic powers that their first joining be in joy and not hampered by
needless pain or fear. And even shrine maidens fall in love
eventually.”
“You
mean it doesn’t matter whether or not you’re a virgin?”
“Not
for pain purposes. But for the record, you will be my first. Now,
will you marry me or not?”
Zelgadis
smiled. “I guess this IS what I’ve always wanted since
I;'ve met you. Fact is,. I;ve tried to imagine not having you with me
and it's always made me cringe. I've been seeking the cure more for
you than for myself recently.”
“I
love you the way you are, Zelgadis.”
“All
right, Amelia, I’ll do it. I'll be your husband.” He then
leaned over and kissed her. They broke the kiss a moment later with a
sharp intake of breath from Amelia.
“Does
the rest of you taste like this? Like soft, warm stone?”
“I
don’t know.” Said Zelgadis. Amelia stepped away and
turned her back to him. “What was that for?” Zelgadis
asked.
“Fastenings.
It takes me fifteen minutes and three handmaidens to get into this
dress. Do you have any idea how to get me out?”
“Do
you have another dress in here?” Zelgadis asked. Amelia nodded.
Zelgadis chanted a spell and in an instant the fabric disintegrated,
to reappear completely intact in a heap a few feet away. “Wouldn’t
want to ruin the dress, if that was what you were wanting.”
Amelia
turned around and raised her hand. Before she could do anything
though, Zelgadis had placed a hand on one of her now-exposed breasts
and was beginning to gently massage it. Amelia felt like she was
going to melt – no man had ever dared touch her there before,
much less with such gentleness and feeling. “Ooh, Mister
Zelgadis, that feels so nice.”
“Glad
you like it,” he replied, as he found the nipple and gently
rubbed it between his fingers. “I can teach you that disrobing
spell if you like. Saves a lot of time. Actually, though, that's the
first time I ever used it on someone else. Usually I cast it on
myself when i need to get out of my clothes in a hurry for a bath or
something like that.”
Amelia
smiled. “I heard the incantation”. She proceeded to
recite it, and Zelgadis suddenly found himself completely naked, his
clothes in a rumpled pile at the foot of the bed. Amelia smiled with
approval. “You look just as gorgeous without your clothes. And
that thing between your legs – it looks pretty big.”
It was
Zelgadis’ turn to blush, turning the grey skin of his face a
dark purple.. “It’s not normally like that. Is there
something I should do about it?”
Amelia sat
down beside him and placed her hand on the member. It was smooth to
the touch, like marble, with little pebbles on the head and sides.
“You know, I don’t think this is going to hurt at all.
But I don’t know if I’m ready for it yet. Make me ready?
Please?”
“As
you wish, princess.’ said Zelgadis with a smile, as he reached
between Amelia’s legs and began to caress her thighs. &ldquu
hu
have such gorgeous white skin,” he said, “I hope I’m
not damaging it.” He leaned over and kissed her more deeply,
while his hand explored her private regions.
Amelia
clung to the member she was holding even more tightly. ”Oh,
Mister Zelgadis, you’re sending me to heaven!” Zelgadis’
fingers were a little clumsy, but they felt really good against her
privates. Amelia was feeling very warm and moist in that region. When
Zelgadis leaned over and took one of her nipples into his mouth,
Amelia felt an incredible feeling of closeness to him, as if
something in her spirit were reaching out to his and his was
answering. Then she felt one of his fingers gently enter her and she
began to moan uncontrollably.
Suddenly
the finger wasn’t enough. She pulled away, silently guided
Zelgadis onto his back, and seated herself astride him. Although
there was no penetration, she felt his member hot and hard against
her privates and it was an incredible feeling of warmth.
“I’m
ready now, Mister Zelgadis.” Amelia said. She lifted herself
up, positioned him in what she thought would be the right spot, and
guided him inside her. After inserting the head, she bore down onto
it, letting gravity do the rest of the work. Zelgadis let out a
throaty moan as a feeling he had never experienced gripped him, as
his penis was gripped by Amelia’s most secret place. “Aaah!”
Amelia sighed, caught up in the feeling of being full and seemingly
complete for the first time in her life. Soon, without any conscious
thought, Zelgadis began to push himself upwards, deeper into her,
with Amelia thrusting herself down to meet him. Their pace quickened,
and Amelia felt a hot pressure building up and spreading all over her
body. She was riding him for all she was worth, her hands clutching
the sheets to her side ever more tightly. She felt like she was
building towards the feelings she had gotten touching herself, only
ever so much better. A few more bounces and she toppled over the
edge, mentally shattering into a million pieces. Moments later
Zelgadis gave out a cry and his hot semen shot into her with
astonishing force.
Amelia
fell forward onto Zel’s hard chest. She hungrily kissed his
face and lips and stroked his shoulders. “That was incredible!”
she said. “I never realized this could be so good.”
Zelgadis
looked tired but extremely pleased. ”I never knew either.
Being inside you like that is the most wonderful feeling on Earth.
I’ll never leave you again, Amelia.”
“What
about your cure?”
“If
I can make you this happy,” Zelgadis said, “is there
anything really wrong with me?”
***
The
announcement of the very brief engagement came at dinner that night.
The courtiers that had assembled for the state dinner expressed
surprise silently, then looked to Phil for guidance on how to react.
When Phil applauded they applauded too.
“I’m
looking forward to fine, strapping grandchildren who will be stout
Warriors of Justice!” Phil declared while lifting his wine.
“I’m
sure you’ll get them’ Amelia replied with a blush, “but
it’s not like I’m going to retreat into some cloister and
become a baby-making machine. I have my duties still, my work.”
“Which
brings me to the point,” Phil said. “”Amelia,
you’ve been handling more and more of the details of state for
the last several months,, and now you have a fine, intelligent and
resourceful helpmate to advise you. I long for the road, for the
simple life of the adventurer. I want to spread justice in person. So
as soon as you get married I’m going to retire from ruling and
become a full-time adventurer.”
The entire
crowd gasped in astonishment.
“Daddy,
is that wise? You could get killed!”
“Besides,
after your sistequo;quo;s disappearance and the way she gave up her
claim on the throne, it’s time you received your due, Amelia.
You are to be my successor. Amelia I, Queen of Seyruun! And you,
Zelgadis my old friend….”
“I
will not take a throne that is not mine.” Replied Zelgadis. “If
my darling Amelia wishes to give me a title, she may, but I will not
be King. That privilege belongs to the Royal house.”
Amelia
smiled. “You’ll be my Prince Consort then, plus chief
advisor. Uncle Christopher, will you remain as Prime Minster?”
Christopher,
who having removed himself from the line of succession three years
before and had settled nicely into the role of counselor, smiled. “Of
course, my darling niece. I will serve at your plre.&re.”
“Well,
I guess this means my adventuring days are over.” Amelia
sighed. “I’ll miss them, but then again if I’d
never have gone out and seen the world I would never have met
Zelgadis, or Lina, or Gourry, or all my other friends. But now I can
throw my passion into statecraft and work for the benefit of my
people. And please, everyone, not so formal. I’m still the
Amelia you’ve always known.” She then turned her
attention to Lina and Gourry. “You will always be welcome at my
court, Lina, Gourry.”
Lina
smiled. “Just because we’re finally making it legal
doesn’t mean I have any plans to settle down. I’ll just
think of Seyruun as our safe haven in times of need, but for now it
is the life of the road that calls to us. There’s still places
I haven’t seen, food I haven’t eaten, wonderful things I
haven’t tried. The life of a court sorcerer or a duchess would
bore me to tears. I need excitement! I need adventure! I need more
food!”
***
Lina sat
in the women’s bath in the royal chambers later and started to
mentally kick herself. She realized Amelia had been about to offer
her a very high position in the court, and she wondered whether she
should have accepted it. The hot water was soothing, though, and
eased her concerns. The door silently opened and closed and Amelia,
wrapped in a towel, sat down in the bath beside her.
“I
see you got things worked out with Zelgadis,” Lina said. “Did
you propose or did he?”
“I
followed your advice and pressed the issue.” Amelia said. “It’s
going to be hard making marriage work – Zel still has a lot of
issues. But it’ll be w it it if what I had today will be
available all the time.”
“You
didn’t!” Lina giggled. “How was he?”
“Hard
as a rock, of course!” Amelia laughed heartily, grateful she
finally had someone to confide in. “It was wonderful, like
smooth marble only hot. It was awkward, but gods did I enjoy it!”
“I
could have told you – once you’ve had a man you love
there’s no going back. And it gets better with time and
practice, especially if you both apply yourselves.”
“Does
Gourry apply himself?”
“Does
he ever! He pays more attention to me when we’re in bed than
the whole rest of the day put together. He’s developed some
skills you would not believe. of cof course, since our hearts are
tied so closely even when we’re tired or down it’s still
great. The connection is the important thing – having found the
right man. Even if he does seem to be a few cards short in the smarts
department.”
“Of
course, what I thought was the happy ending is turning out to be the
beginning. You know how they say ‘and they lived happily ever
after’? Well, this is my happily ever after, and it’s
going to be hard work. I’m going to have to run a kingdom and
raise a family, and that’s going to take effort and
perseverance.”
“Was
Phil serious about grandchildren?”
“Not
only was Phil serious, but if when I’m detecting in my own
magical signature ny iny indication I may already be pregnant.”
Lina
gasped. “From the first time? No way!”
“A
shrine maiden learns to become very much in tune with everything that
happens in her body. Already I’ve noticed some changes. The
priestess who taught me told me that if I was really in tune with
myself I’d know it the moment I conceived. And I think I have.
Don’t tell Zelgadis yet, OK? He’ll panic if he finds
out!”
“We
don’t want a panicked groom on our hands,” Lina agreed.
“Would you know if I was pregnant?”
“Of
course I would! I’d be able to read it in your aura. You&rsquo
not
not pregnant, by the way. But the wou tou two go at it it’s
probably inevitable unless there’s something wrong with him.”
Lina
sighed. “If a baby comes, I’ll live with it. I’ll
never give up the life I lead, Amelia. I love it too much, especially
now that I have ae coe companion and lover to share it with. If we
have children, they’ll be vagabonds like us, going wherever
we’redededed doing whatever we have to do.”
Amelia
smiled blissfully. “I would have offered you that court
sorcerer position if you wanted it. And don’t worry – as
long as I’m the ruler in Seyruun you’ll never have to
worry about going broke. You’ll always have a refuge here, and
when it does come time for you to have children our healers and
temples will be at your disposal. You’re my best friend, Lina.
Without you none of the wonderful things in my life would have
happened. I’ll always be grateful for that. Without you I would
never have met the wonderful man I’m going to share my life
with.”
Lina gave
Amelia a tap on the shoulder. “I owe you a lot too, Amelia. If
you’re ever in trouble here in Seyruun, seek me out. I’ll
be in there fireballs at the ready. That reminds me, did you feel it
too?”
Amelia
looked puzzled.”Feel what? I did feel very close to Zelgadis
while we were making love, but isn't that normal?”
Lina
smiled.”I thought so too, but then I realzied something seemed
different after my first time with Gourry. We seem to know what each
other are thinking or feeling, and we desire each other so intensely
it's almost unbearable. I think something a the the way we make love
has caused me to bond to him magically.”
“Sorceresses
and shrine maidens, I guess, are like that. Their magic binds them
closely to their partners. I guess that's why you never hear of a
promsicuous sorceress – well, almost never.”
“It
must have been even stronger with you since Zel's a mage too. But
Gourry has a very strong spirit. His heart is really big. And, of
course, so is that gorgerous cock of his.”
***
Despite
Amelia’s original intentions, it was finally decided they would
have separate ceremonies for the two weddings. That way Lina and
Amelia could be each other’s bridesmaids, and Gourry and
Zelgadis could be best man to each other. The royal wedding was an
extravagant spectacle, with all the pomp and ceremony due a
soon-to-be-Queen. The High Priest made his pronouncements, the couple
made elaborate ritual vows, and the feasting and general rejoicing
lasted five days.
Lina’s
wedding was, at her request, much simpler. Instead of the High
Priest, it was the Palace Chaplain, a lower ranking prelate, who
performed the ceremony. Instead of a huge crowd, the ceremony was
attended by a small gathering of friends of Amelia and friends that
Lina had made on her previous visits to Seyruun. Much of the
Sorcerer’s Guild was in attendance, as were most of the
higher-ranking officers of the Royal Guard (who privately expressed
disappointment that the redoubtable Gourry Gabriev had not been
offered a place in their ranks). The vows were much simpler than
Amelia’s as well – a simple pledge to love, honor,
cherish, protect and nurture. But when it was all over, the result
was the same – Lina and Gourry were married.
At first
Lina had wondered if there was any real point in a honeymoon, given
how active they had been before their marriage, but Amelia had
convinced her that a week in a mountain resort would do them a world
of good. And she had been right – although they had spent a lot
of time in their room with an obvious call not to be disturbed, they
had taken time to take in some breathtaking scenery and to become
ever more intimately acquainted.
The couple
made it back to Seyruun in time for Amelia’s coronation. Lina
was grateful she would not have to play any part in the ceremony
crowning Amelia as Queen, and could enjoy the spectacle for the grand
show it was. She could tell, however, that Seyruun was nearing
exhaustion from what had become a month-long party, and soon she was
anxious to get on the road. It was a great relief to check into an
inn along the road and be able to sign the register “Mr. and
Mrs. Gourry Gabriev”.
One night
a few weeks later news reached Lina that Amelia’s pregnancy had
been confirmed and that the child would be a chimera like his father.
In Amelia’s letter, she did not express the least bit of
disappointment. “When Zelgadis once thought of as a curse will
soon be know the world over as a mark of royal blood, as the sign of
a proud lineage and a noble spirit,” Amelia had written in her
letter. “When Zelgadis found out, he suddenly lost all desire
to be cured. Believe me, I’m working on keeping him cheered up.
But it’s almost like Zelgadis has been rediscovering himself
through me. It’s a wonderful feeling.”
Lina
handed Gourry the letter. “Say, Gourry, what do you think our
children will be like?”
Gourry
smiled. “Does it matter? No matter whether they turn out to be
geniuses or jellyfish, we’re going to love them. Why, do you
think you might be pregnant?”
“I
don’t think so. But if we do have children, it’ll be
fine. We’ve taken on gods – how hard can a baby be?”
“Babies,”
Gourry said quietly, “can be harder to deal with than gods.
Gods don’t wake you up at one in the morning because they need
their diapers changed or because they need to be fed. Gods don’t
have to be pot trained. And gods won’t make you worry your head
off when you suddenly realize they’re growing up.”
Lina stood
agape. ”You’ve – you’ve really thought about
this, haven’t you? How is that even possible?”
“A
warrior is prepared for all emergencies, even fatherhood. Let’s
just say that whenever you’re ready, I’m ready.”
Lina
smiled at him wickedly, the flush in her cheindiindicating desire.
She walked over to Gourry and began to take off his clothes. “Gourry,
let’s get started on that baby.”
THE END