My first Lina/Naga fic…

DISCLAIMER: Slayers OAV is not my property, it belongs to its rightful owners

Willam's thoughts inside

Jorge's thoughts *inside*

Before you read: Hope you like shoujo ai, because it's in this story, but not in the first chapter…

Chapter I

Lina walked out of the non-descript inn, affectionately patting her stomach and musing over the deal she just made.

A man dressed in expensive attire approached her during her lunch.

"I recognized you're hair and stature and am assuming you're Lina Inverse…am I correct?"

"Yeah, that's…me!" Lina managed to say between humongous bites.  She didn't even glance at her guest, who sat there silent for about ten minutes, watching her, aghast.  Finally, she gulped down a whole glass of water and called for more.

"My name is Willams, from the village of Miyan.  Since you are rumored to be the greatest sorceress alive, I was wondering if you could help our small village out."

"How much?"

Willams looked surprised.  "If you defeat this…this creature or whatever it is, you'll be famous among our people and…"

"Nothing doing if there's no money."

Willams looked exasperated.  "Do you always act the mercenary?"

"That's just the way I do business…" Lina put her hands behind her head and leaned back.

Willams glared, and they stared back at each other for half a minute.  Finally, he took out a bag containing coins and plopped it on the table.  "All right, I'll pay for the lunch you just had, and I'll add an extra 20 gold coins to that."

"Is there any hidden treasure in Miyan?"

"No…"

"Then it's not worth it." Lina got up and started to walk towards the door.

"All right! All right…I'll pay for the lunch, and then you can tell the mayor to pay you…um…200 gold pieces!"

"200 gold pieces?" Lina's eyes glazed over.

"Yes, we're desperate!  That's all we've got in the treasury!" Willam was just about to get on his hands and knees to beg, when Lina slowly started to smile.  Willam could not believe his luck.  He managed to fool a sorceress with money into helping him.  He smiled to himself.  Maybe this campaign won't be so hard after all…

~*~

End Part I

Naga walked eagerly towards Miyan, certain she would find her destiny there.  Or rather, a nice bar where she could self-indulge. 

20 minutes later, in fact, she was thrown out of a homely bar.  She hiccupped silently and walked, swaying a little, to the high officials' building in Miyan.

Upon arriving there, the current mayor received her, taking in her flushed cheeks and satiated smile.  His right hand man lifted an eyebrow in confusion.  Mayor Jorge lifted a hand and smiled.

"So this is the famed Naga the White Serpant!"

"Yes, the name that-hiccup-strikes fear and lust in the hearts of men and women alike…"

"So, I trust that you know what you are doing?" Jorge leaned forward.

"Per-hiccup-fectly…" Naga swayed a little more, and a nearby guard had to steady her.

"Give her one of the guest rooms," the mayor waved a ring-ladden hand, "she'll sleep all that off during the night."

When Naga had left through the double doors, Mayor Jorge's right-hand man leaned in the whisper, "Are you sure she's the one that will keep you seat as mayor?  I mean, she seems sort of…you know…"

Jorge chuckled.  "As sure as fire!  I saw her severely wound a group of bandits with my own eyes."

"If you say so…" *sweatdrop*

~*~

Meanwhile, on the other side of town, Willams had accompanied Lina to a small cottage.  He opened the door, looked around, and gestured for her to enter.  Lina lighted a Light Spell and entered.  When the light came into the room, twelve pairs of eyes looked up, at first terrified, but then relaxed when they saw Willams behind her.

"Willams, who is this girl?" one of them asked.

"The one who will save our…er…village from the…creature."

Lina frowned at his hesitance, but then looked around her. "What's going on?"

No one spoke for three seconds.  Then, one of the men went down to his knees.

"Please…help us kill the creature that's destroying our town…we have no other hope…we've tried everything!"

"Well, as long as you can pay up…" Lina started.

"It'll be fine…you can ask the mayor to pay you, I'm sure he'll oblige…" Willams continued, "however, you can't tell anyone what you saw here…we…we don't want to get people's hopes up."

"Are you saying you don't think I can kill this thing?!"

Willams nervously put up his hands.  "No…I'm mean…not at all!  We…just don't want people to stop being cautious, that's all, no complaints to you skills, really!"

"All right, fine…just tell me what this thing looks like…"

Everyone started participating in the description.  "Tall," "fat," "green body," "big head," "one eye," "jagged teeth…"

Lina sighed and crossed her arms.

~*~

End Part II

Naga slept…and slept…and slept.  Finally, Jorge had someone go to her room to awaken her.  Half an hour later, she was finally up and walking towards the main hall.

"So…let's discuss the provisions for the army…" Mayor Jorge began.

"Let's discuss the payment instead," answered Naga, slightly lifting an eyebrow.

Jorge laughed nervously, and wiped his brow with a cloth.  "Umm…we won't discuss the money issue until we succeed in this…"

"What's the point in waiting if we know we're going to win?" Naga interjected.

Jorge looked at each of his advisors in turn, and looked at Naga's broad smile, gulping.  He stretched his high collar with a finger, and wiped his forehead again.  Seeing no other way to negotiate, he consented to talking about the payment.

"Okay, 100 gold pieces after the battle, if we win."

"How about 200 up front?"

"No! Absolutely NOT!"

"Ok, then 100 upfront and 100 after, if we win."

"50 upfront and after!"

"100!" "50!" "100!"

Jorge could no longer stand it; he was never any good at bargaining. "Ok, fine…you get your 100 upfront and after, IF we win!"

Naga nodded her agreement, and sat back on the chair.

Jorge smiled faintly, and continued again.  "I'm estimating it won't take us more than 350 men to disperse the dissenters.  Maybe even just 300.  This is a small group, after all, and we do have the greatest sorceress around with us…"

Naga smiled, and he continued.  "So that would be the minimal number.  The weapons should just be standard, swords, shields, no more.  We'll stop these protestors in no time."

Naga stood up. "It seems to me that you have it all figured out.  Then, if you don't mind, I'll just leave to go to more interesting places…just tell me when and where, and I'll be there.  Don't forget about the 100 upfront."

Everyone watched her leave.  Then one by one, they all left, leaving Jorge behind, who seemed to be in his own world.  *I hope this works…*

~*~

End Chapter I

Hope that wasn't too bad…k, r/r!

P.S. the guy's name is Willams, not Williams, I thought that name was too normal.

P.P.S: it'll be more interesting later! :Þ