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Part 4: Gourry the Fish head
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A/N: Oi...against my own better judgement, I used /that/ song for Gourry (those of you
on the Dragon&Demon ML know what I'm talking about).  Unfortunately, I just couldn't 
seem to find anything more fitting for him.  *sighs*  And here I was, trying to give
Gourry some dignity...ah, well.  Anyway, here we go...
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Disclaimer: Don't own /The Slayers/, don't own the song, don't own anything you'd 
want, so don't sue me.
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	"Namagomi," Filia muttered, but with a playful, almost affectionate tone to 
it.  
	"That's me," Xelloss grinned, leaning back in his chair and stretching his 
hands behind his head as Gourry prepared to take his turn.
	"Hmmmmm...what to sing, what to sing..."the tall swordsman thought, resting 
his chin in his hand.  After watching him stand there for several minutes like that, 
Lina grew frustrated.
	"Jellyfish, are you gonna stand there all day or are you gonna sing?!"she 
yelled at him.
	Apparently, Lina's outburst sparked some sort of inspiration in Gourry's head,
because his eyes lit up and he smacked his fist into the palm of his hand.  "I've got
it!"
	Lina blinked.  "Eh?  Got what?" (got milk?  sorry, couldn't resist...)  She 
looked around confusedly as Gourry took off toward the stage.  "What did I say?"  The
only response she recieved was an indifferent shrug from Zelgadis.
	Gourry stood onstage, then cleared his throat.  "Ahem, ahem.  I'd like to 
thank Lina, who gave me the idea to sing this song."  He grinned at her and waved. 
"Hiiii, Lina!  Anyway, hit it, maestro!"  And thus, Gourry began his song.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~

	Zelgadis spit out his coffee, Amelia and Filia sweatdropped, Lina face-faulted, and
Xelloss nearly fell out of his chair giggling upon hearing Gourry's choice of musical 
literature.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	A few of the other patrons turned a bit green at the prospect of eating fish heads 
as Gourry continued to sing.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	Somehow, Gourry had managed to produce his jellyfish costume and put it on.  As he 
sang, he floated back and forth across the stage in a state of pure bliss.

~~~In the morning~~~
~~~Laughing, happy fish heads~~~
~~~In the evening~~~
~~~Floating in the soup~~~

	A few more customers turned green as they pushed the bowls in front of them far away.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	By now, the others had all recovered from the initial shock Gourry's selection had
brought on (all except for Xelloss, who was still giggling like a schoolgirl), and were kept
busy holding Lina back before she jumped onstage and gave Gourry a beating.

~~~Ask a fish head anything you want to~~~
~~~They won't answer; they can't talk~~~

	"Well, at least he's learned something," Zelgadis muttered as Filia quickly covered
Lina's mouth before she could finish casting her Dragon Slave.  Gourry, of course, continued
to sing in his ignorantly blissful manner.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	"I have a feeling that once this is all over, Lina-san will make sure Gourry-san 
won't be much more than a fish head," Amelia quietly whispered as she continued to restrain
the flame-haired sorceress, whose face now matched her hair.

~~~I took a fish head out to see a movie~~~
~~~Didn't have to pay to get it in~~~

	Lina chose that moment to bite one of Filia's fingers, causing her to uncover Lina's
mouth.  Lina used this brief opportunity to her advantage. 
	"Gourry, you jellyfish!  STOP SINGING!!!" she screamed.  She was utterly humiliated,
and it was mainly because the jellyfish-clad Gourry had dedicated a song about fish heads to
her.
	Gourry, of course, remained oblivious to Lina's outrage, and instead only smiled,
waved, and continued his song.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	Finally, after much struggling (and Amelia casting a sleep spell), Lina was finally
subdued (and unconscious).  Zel wearily fell back into his seat and Amelia collapsed into 
his arms.  Filia nursed her aching finger, and Xelloss just smirked at all around him before
pulling Filia back into her seat beside him.

~~~They can't play baseball~~~
~~~They don't wear sweaters~~~
~~~They're not good dancers~~~
~~~They don't play drums~~~

	Zelgadis thought of quite a few comments he could make about various fish people 
right then, but decided that he was just too worn out.  Instead, he ordered two more vats
of coffee as he continued to support Amelia's weight.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	Filia sighed and reached for her teacup, only to find it no longer there.  She 
looked over at Xelloss and, sure enough, there he sat, sipping her tea and grinning as 
usual.

~~~Roly-poly fish heads are never seen drinking cappuccino in Italian restaurants with 
oriental women~~~
~~~Yeah~~~

	"Xelloss!  Give back my tea!" Filia demanded, reaching out to retrieve her stolen 
tea.  Xelloss simply giggled as he continued to keep it just out of her reach.


~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~

	It was about that time that Lina chose to regain consciousness.  She slowly sat up 
and groggily blinked at her surroundings.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!  Yum!~~~

	"Uh, oh," Zelgadis muttered as he noticed Lina wake up.  He gently nudged Amelia, 
who had cuddled into his lap.  She blinked up at him questioningly, and he pointed at Lina.
Amelia's eyes widened in fear.

~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Roly-poly fish heads~~~
~~~Fish heads, fish heads~~~
~~~Eat them up, yum!  Yeah...~~~

	Gourry grinned as he hopped off the stage and returned to his friends, but stopped
and blinked as he noticed Lina's eyes flare up with rage.
	"ARRRRGH!!! THAT'S IT!  WHO USED THE SLEEP SPELL?!" she roared, scaring all within
a five mile radius of her.  She turned and glared daggers at Amelia.  "Well?  It was you,
wasn't it?" she asked, her voice taking on an eerily calm but icy tone. 
	"Ano...Lina-san...you're scaring me...please don't look at me like that...Lina-san?"
Amelia whimpered as Lina slowly approached her, murder in her eyes.
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A/N: Wow, two in one story.  Yay.  Anyway, how's that for an abrupt ending?  Now you don't
know who'll go next!  Anyway, I just want to thank Ronni-chan, whose fic 'The Masochism 
Tango' gave me the idea to use this song for Gourry.  Anyway (my, I write that a lot, don't 
I?), review, all of you!  And if anyone has any ideas for songs for Lina or Amelia, put that
in your review too, okay?  Tankies!!!
				Ja ne, minna-san!

					~Els-chan