Lina Inverse got up from her bed one morning, scratching her head. "I feel sick…" she said to herself. Then, she tripped over her pillow that fell to the ground. She landed on the floor with a loud THUD and she cried out in pain. "Ow… my head…" she said to herself. Then she went to the dressing table and looked at herself in the mirror. She sighed. "I don’t look good today." She said to herself while pointing at her face. She yawned and went to the bathroom.

Gourry got out of the shower and grabbed his towel and began drying his long blonde hair. He got out of the bathroom and wrapped the towel around his waist. He looked at the bed and he saw Xelloss reading a letter. Gourry ran to him and grabbed the letter from him. "Hey, mind your own business!" he told Xelloss. "Oi! That’s a love letter from Lina! That’s so sweet!" Xelloss teased with a wink. "You’re just jealous because Shilfiell doesn’t give you one." Gourry told him. "I don’t mind it at all. She is so open to me. I even know her darkest secrets; as if I am her diary, confiding them all to me." Xelloss explained. Gourry folded the letter again and sat down on the bed. Xelloss is still wearing his blue pyjamas. "You took a bath?" he asked. "Yeah. Though last night, it was such a cold night, I felt hot and sticky all over when I woke up." Gourry said. "Coz maybe you were moving a lot while you were sleeping." Xelloss suggested. "I think so. When I woke up, I was already on the floor." Gourry answered. He stood up again and went to the closet. Xelloss looked out. "Saillune looks beautiful this morning." He said. "Yeah. What is Lina planning to do? I’m sure she’s planning to go to the restaurant again." Gourry said. "You shouldn’t make guesses so soon, I think she looks a little pale today." Xelloss said. "Oh?" Gourry asked. "I saw her and Naga together going to the dining room. Her hair is still wet and uncombed. One of her polo’s buttons are open and she’s dragging her shoe on the left." Xelloss explained. "She woke up early; maybe she’s still sleepy." Gourry pulled out an underwear. Xelloss stood up. "I’d better head back to my bedroom now. You’re gonna dress up and I don’t wanna be called a peeping tom." Xelloss disappeared. Gourry shrugged. "What a weirdo…" he said to himself.

Shilfiell, Valgarv and Zelgadiss took their seats and began to eat. Lina was barely touching her food. "I don’t feel so good today; as if my world is spinning." Lina said. "Maybe you need to go to the doctor." Shilfiell suggested. Filia swallowed the food that’s inside her mouth. "Maybe you’re love sick. I haven’t seen you and Gourry last night together." She joked. Lina didn’t mind her. "I am feeling a bit sick…" Lina stood up. Then, Gourry, Valgarv, Xelloss and Zelgadiss focused their eyes on Lina’s pants. Amelia and the other girls wondered why they are looking; so they also looked. Naga blushed and slapped the boys’ faces. Lina disappeared through the door. "Ow!" they boys finally reacted. "Your rude eyes should by poked! Perverts!" Filia scolded. Xelloss laughed. "Hey, what’s the fuss about it? It happens normally even to female mazoku!" he said, trying to defend their right. "Don’t tell on me." Filia argued. "Plus, we’re not perverts. We’re just curious what it was!" Gourry said with a smile. "Yeah! It might be ketchup stain or red paint or sauce!" Valgarv said with a malicious grin. The girls frowned. They looked at Zelgadiss. "Well, what will you have to say about this?" Shilfiell said. Zelgadiss blushed and looked at all of the girls. "Um… uh…" Zel hesitated and looked at Gourry, Xelloss and Valgarv. "Well?" Amelia asked patiently. "Um… it’s menstruation." Zelgadiss answered sheepishly. All of them had sour looks on their faces. "Uh… right. Now could we go on with eating now and forget about Ms. Lina for awhile?" Amelia suggested with a sly smile. "Anytime." Gourry answered, trying to control his laugh. Zel was still blushing. Xelloss’ eyes were open and his lips were curved into a malicious smile. Valgarv was giggling while drinking a glass of milk. Naga, Shilfiell, Amelia and Filia sank back into their seats and almost fell to the ground. "They are taking it too seriously!!!" Naga said to herself. "That Valgarv… he got it from Xelloss…" Filia said to herself. "Zelgadiss… it must be really hard on you." Amelia said to herself. "That Xelloss… really a mazoku… obviously…" Shilfiell said to herself. They slouched on their seats and sighed.

Lina sat down on her bed and held her tummy and moaned. "It hurts!!!" she cried. Tears began to cloud her vision so she blinked to let them fall. She gritted her teeth and screamed in agony. "Why did I ever have to be a girl?! Oh… the pain! So… so intense! It hurts… mom!!!" she began to cry out. "It’s unusual for me to cry like this when in pain… but I can’t help it anymore!" she said to herself. Then she began to cry and started to sob and sniff. "Oh… Gourry!!! Help me!" she cried in between tears and sobs. Then, after awhile, somebody entered. "I heard you scream. What’s happening to you?" "Gourry, it hurts!!" Lina told him. Gourry chuckled. "Oh, Lina…" he said gently and sat down beside her. And he began to laugh. "What is so funny?" she demanded. "Oh, nothing!" Gourry answered while trying to control his laughter. Lina looked at him with a pitiful look on her face, as if she’s begging Gourry to help her with her problem. Gourry got serious and blinked and smiled at her sweetly. "Okay, what’s bugging you?" he asked. Lina began to cry again. "Oh, Gourry!!! Call Filia or Shilfiell or Amelia or Naga! Quick! I need a cure spell for this!" she said in agony. Gourry tried to control his laughter. "Abdominal Pain?" he asked. "Isn’t it obvious!?" she screamed at him. Lina crouched on her bed and began to cry again. "Okay, okay, I’ll call your best friend, maybe she’ll be able to help you." Gourry told her as he patted her back. Then he left. It wasn’t such a long time, Gourry returned immediately with Naga. "Hey, what’s up?" she asked. Then she saw Lina’s situation and laughed. "Ohohohohoho! It hurts, right?" she asked. Lina struggled to sit up. "It’s not funny, Naga!" she told her. Naga stopped laughing. "Um… Gourry, could you bring in some hot water and a towelette? Lina really needs it." Naga told Gourry. "Sure." Gourry got out and after a few seconds, they heard his laughter. "Stupid Gourry! If he were a girl, he’d understand my feelings better!" Lina said. "Don’t worry, you’re not alone, I also experience pain like that whenever the time comes." Naga told Lina, trying to make her smile. Lina flashed her a weak smile. "I know, I saw you yelling in pain. Good thing you don’t have a hysteria or you don’t freak-out whenever you have one." Lina said. "It’s natural. I freak out in wounds with blood." Naga told her. Lina lied down again. "You just rest for awhile." Naga positioned her hands above Lina’s belly. "You just hang on there and don’t move. I don’t know if this will work." Naga said as her hands began to glow. Then, Valgarv and Xelloss entered by teleportation. "Why? She’s giving birth? I’ll call a doctor!" Valgarv joked. "It’s not funny, Val." Lina warned. "You are trespassing, boys, why don’t you go out for awhile." Naga told them. "I never knew Gourry was that fast! She gave Lina a baby! Now she’s giving birth! In no time, she’ll be a mother and Gourry’s the father!" Xelloss joked. "And Luna-san is gonna be an aunt! Isn’t that sweet!?" Valgarv joked. "Get outta here!" Lina and Naga threw them a flare ball.

Valgarv and Xelloss entered the living room. They were laughing like crazy. "She’s mad again!" Valgarv said. "We were just joking, right?" Xelloss said. "Um… what is going on?" Zel asked. "You should’ve been there Zel, We made fun of Lina’s situation." Valgarv said. Zel blinked. "You shouldn’t have done that. She will kill the 2 of you when she’s already well." He told them. "Stop being a nice best friend to her!" Xelloss said. "I’m not nice. I’m just warning you guys." Zel answered. "Oh?" Xelloss asked. Then, Zel began to laugh. Amelia and Filia who were outside in the balcony heard their conversation and got annoyed. "Will all of you shut up!? If you were in Lina’s situation, you’d understand things better!" Filia screamed at them. "Oh, she’s angry again!" Xelloss teased. Valgarv smiled. "Oh, come on, Filia! Admit it! You’re also having the urge to laugh." He told her. "Never in a million years. You’re forgetting that I am a girl!" Filia told him. "DUH!" Xelloss told her. "You really make me sick!" Filia grabbed her mace from under her skirt and began chasing Xelloss. "Come back here you sick maniac!" she screamed. "Come and get me if ya can!!!" Xelloss teased. Filia was already about to freak-out. The 2 got out of the living room. Then, Shilfiell met them in the hallway. Then, she tripped Xelloss by her own foot. "Hey! Keep cool! Let Filia hit you even for the first and last time!" she told him. Filia got near Xelloss and hit him repeatedly with her mace. Then, Shilfiell dragged Xelloss out of the mace’s way. "Okay, Filia dear, enough now with the hitting, his nose might bleed and Xelas Metallium might freak-out again if she sees her son’s ugly face." Shilfiell told Filia calmly. "Since when did you learn to call me UGLY, Shilfiell?" Xelloss asked. "Since the time when I found out that you’re making fun of Lina-san." She answered. Xelloss sighed and fainted because of the hits he received from Filia.

Gourry placed the hot towellete on top of Lina’s abdomen. "I didn’t dream of becoming a doctor but I think I’d like to be one if my patient will be like this one. See? Her shirt is raised a bit and if we raise it a bit more, her boobs can be seen." Gorury said. "Will you stop your being a pervert, Gourry Gabriev?" Naga told him. "Just making up my point." He told Naga. Lina was breathing slowly. "What made her fall asleep?" Gourry asked. "The cure spell which I cast upon her has this side effect wherein the patient will have to fall asleep for it to work. So don’t wake her up or I’ll kill you. And you tell your guy friends to stop making fun of menstruating ladies." Naga said. "You said it." He said. Then, Naga turned to Lina again. She was already about to wake up. "Gourry?" she said as she opened her eyes. "Hey, Lina, how are you feeling?" Gourry asked with a loving smile. "Fine… the pain’s gone now…" Lina slowly sat up and he helped her. "I’m glad you are fine already. Good thing the cure spell worked." Naga told her. "Thanks a lot to the 2 of you." Lina said. "I’m really sorry if I made fun of you, Lina. I really didn’t mean it." Gourry said with a smile. Lina gave him a weird smile. "Don’t worry, whether you did it on purpose or not, I’m still forgiving you." Lina said. "It doesn’t’ sound like you at all to forgive people just like that!" Naga said. "Coz I’m not in the mood to slap people’s faces right now." Lina said. "Okay, all is done here, now can I leave?" Gourry asked. "NO! You stay here, Mr. Gabriev!" Lina and Naga pulled him back, causing him to fall to the bed. "Hey…" Gourry said as he looked at the two of them. "You’re staying here coz you’re just gonna narrate your story to the other maniacs." Lina said. "I’m not! How could I do that! I can’t bare hurt Lina’s feelings anymore!" Gourry said. "Sure, sure… but they will ask you and you will give in. I know you, Gourry." Lina said. "You just stay here with us and don’t go out unless I tell you to do so. In the meantime, I’ll go to my room and get something. You guard her, Gourry." Naga told him. Gourry sighed and rolled his eyes. "Sure…" he said, giving up. Lina smiled as Naga left. "Could you tell me anything… like a story or something?" she asked. "Not sure… what would you like to hear?" he asked. "Anything… a joke will do." Lina said. "Can I just sing to you a love song from the heart?" he said sweetly. "Never mind, it might rain!" she answered with a smile. "You love me right?" she asked as she leaned against his shoulder. "Yeah…" he reached for her face and caressed it. "You are really the most desirable girl I’ve ever met. Even Filia or Naga cannot top your splendid beauty." He told her. "Stop teasing me, Gourry." She warned. "I’m telling the truth!" he told her with serious eyes. Lina smiled. Then the door opened and there was Naga, standing there with a bottle of red ink. "Oh, did I disturb your sweet moment?" she asked as she closed the door and Lina sat up. "No." Lina answered while blushing. "What’s that?" Gourry asked while looking at the bottle. "Horror blood." Naga answered. "What’s that for?" Lina asked. "REVENGE…" Naga said with a beautiful glint in her eyes. Gourry gulped when she said REVENGE. "Um… what are you gonna do with it?" he asked. "You take this Gourry. You’re working with us for awhile." Naga said. Gourry took the bottle. "Then?" he asked as he stared at the bottle and opened it and squeezed a bit on his finger. "It looks real." He remarked. "What is Gourry supposed to do with it?" Lina asked. "Tonight, while Valgarv, Zelgadiss and Xelloss are sleeping, you squeeze some on their blankets, bed sheets, and pants; better yet, the underwear." Naga explained. "THE UNDERWEAR!? Are you nuts!? I’m gonna peek in their…" "Gourry’s right! Naga! What gave you that malicious idea anyway?!" Lina asked. "By doing so, we’ll get even. Don’t worry, Filia and Shilfiell are also gonna work. You are assigned to put that fake blood on… um…let me see… Zelgadiss Graywords is your target!" Naga told him. "Zelgadiss? But he didn’t do anything!" Gourry said. "Yeah, but Filia told me that he was laughing." Naga said. "That Zel…" Lina said angrily. "Filia will take care of Valgarv. Shilfiell will take care of Xelloss." Naga said. Lina blinked. "That won’t be enough! They must experience abdominal pain! Why don’t you feed them spoiled food?" Lina asked. " Neat idea!" Naga said. "Just hide me from those guys, okay?" Gourry asked. "I’ll tell them that it was me who put the WHAMMY on Zel. And you, Gourry, just keep quiet and don’t say that you were the one who placed the whammy on Zel." Naga said. Gourry nodded, seeming to be agreeing to everything Naga the Serpent is saying. "Okay… if you say so." He said. Naga gave off her cruel laugh. The couple covered their poor ears…

DINNER… "Hey, where’s Lina and Gourry?" Valgarv asked. "Lina doesn’t wanna move too much. The pain comes back whenever she walks around too much. So, Gourry’s feeding her upstairs in her bedroom." Shilfiell explained. "Oh, too painful to walk? But when she was on labor awhile ago, she doesn’t look so bad!" Xelloss said. "She didn’t give birth, you idiot!" Filia said. "Okay, okay, you win now, Filia-san!" Xelloss told her trying to be calm. "You’re afraid of the mace, right?" Zelgadiss told Xelloss. "Once you’ve tried it, you’ll regret it…" Xelloss told him. "Poor Lina-san!" Amelia said. "She just gave birth Amelia, don’t disturb her with your justice speeches." Xelloss told Amelia. Naga stood up angrily and ran to Xelloss’ place. "You are sooo sick!!!" she told him. Then, she tried to hit his head with her fist but she missed coz he ducked. "Hey, Naga-san! Cool off! Here’s a Coke!" Xelloss got his Coke and gave it to Naga. Naga threw it at him and they began a chase. "Naga! That’s too unbecoming of a princess!" Amelia called to her sister. "Who cares?! I’m not the heiress anyway!" Naga called back as she and Xelloss disappeared through the dining room door. "When she’s really angry, she doesn’t know what she’s saying. Ask her about that bad thing which she said when she’s already calm, she’ll tell you that she didn’t say anything like that." Amelia told her friends. Zelgadiss was just quiet as he continued with his dinner. "Hey, you are the future king of Saillune; what can you say?" Valgarv asked him. Zel just looked at him and shrugged. "I’m out of the world just now; ask me later." Zel answered.

Lina leaned against the pillow that’s on her back. "Are you feeling a bit well, Lina?" Gourry asked. "Yeah. Thanks, Gourry." Lina said with a sweet smile. "Do you need to go to the bathroom or something? I could carry you there and stay there with you." He told her. Lina blushed. "You!? Carry me to the bathroom and go with me there? You’re nuts!" she said sarcastically. "Just kidding!" he told her as he nudged her gently. Lina smiled and leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I love you, Gourry." She told him. "I love you too, Lina." Gourry told her with a loving and gentle smile. Lina leaned back again. Gourry got the bowl of soup again. "Here, take another spoonful and it’s over." He told her. "No thanks, I’m full." Lina said. Then, the door opened. "Hello there! Is everything fine?" Filia asked. "Yeah." Lina said. "VERY fine!" Gourry said. Filia entered and closed the door. "Hey, do you need to change, Lina-san? I can accompany you and help you?" she said. "Naga just helped me awhile ago before she went down for dinner. By the way, when are the guys sleeping?" Lina asked. "Zel and I go to bed at 10." Gourry said. "You know your mission, right?" Filia asked him. "Yeah…" he said, feeling a bit guilty.

THE NEXT MORNING… "AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Xelloss came out of his bedroom shrieking and freaking out. " Shit! I’m losing it! Really!!!" he cried. Then, Shilfiell burst out of her bedroom. "My dear Xelloss, what is happening?" she asked trying to sound real worried. "I’m turning into a woman!!!" Xelloss screamed. "NANI!?" Shilfiell cried, trying to sound surprised, but deep inside her, she’s laughing so hard. Zelgadiss came out from his bedroom. "Now I believe in karma!" he said, feeling glum. "Oh, you too?" Shilfiell said. "Where’s Valgarv?" Xelloss asked. "Ohohohohohohhhohohoho~!!!" Naga came out of her bedroom laughing very hard. "Look at your ass, Xelloss-san! It has blood! Is today the start of your heavy days? Why don’t you put a sanitary napkin on so that you won’t bleed that much?" she told him. "Grrr…" he answered. "I’m bleeding!!! Oh my god!!! AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!" Valgarv screamed as he ran out of his room. "You too?" Xelloss asked. "Somebody put a whammy on me!!! She’ll pay, whoever she is!!!" he screamed. "How’d you know it’s a she?" Xelloss asked. "WHOEVER!" Valgarv said. Then, Lina came out from her bedroom, with her pillow in her arms. "Hey, what’s going on here?" she asked. "Someone put a whammy on me!" Valgarv told her. Lina chuckled. "Hah! You deserve it!" she said proudly as she stared at their pants. "This is unbelievable." Shilfiell said, pretending to be really surprised. "All of you are great actresses." Lina complemented in her mind. Then, Gourry came out of his bedroom. "Hey, what the… Oh… the time?" he asked his friends. "Don’t ask! You have it… NO!" Xelloss was surprised. "Why?" Gourry asked. "You don’t have the whammy?" Valgarv asked. "No, I don’t." Gourry answered. "But…" Zelgadiss began to think. "Maybe Lina was the one who cursed us! Gourry’s the only one without the blood!" he declared. Lina blinked. "Hey, I don’t use curses like Martina!" Lina defended. "Have you learned your lessons, guys?" Filia asked from behind. "FILIA?" the 3 guys said in unison. "I never knew a priestess like you could practice the dark arts…" Xelloss said. Filia looked at them; perplexed. "What do you mean? I am a pure priestess of the Fire Dragon King and I am not supposed to practice the Dark Arts!" she answered, feeling ridiculed by the question. "Maybe those are lessons in life for you guys: never ever insult nor tease the women when it’s their time of the month." Naga suggested, "What a great actress she is." Lina said to herself. "I think you guys should put on a sanitary napkin now or you’ll leak to death!" she said to them. "But…" Zelgadiss said. Lina laughed at them. "You deserve it!!!" she said happily.

Night after night, for 3 more nights, Gourry, Naga, Shilfiell and Filia puts some blood on their clothing. What believers…

After 3 days… "Oh!!! I’m so alright now! Gourry, I feel so good now!" Lina said. Zel turned to Lina and charged at her angrily. "okay, Lina, who was putting the blood in my underwear!? Huh?!" he yelled angrily, his face blushing a bit. Lina blinked. "I have no idea…" she answered, shaking her head. "yes,you do have an idea!" Zel yelled. "Hey, don’t yell at Lina’s face!" Gourry told him sternly.

"Ohohohohoh!!!" Naga entered the scene with her usual entrance. All eyes turned to her. "Kisama…."Zel muttered. "You did it, I knew it…" Val told Naga.

"Me? I’m innocent!" Naga answered. "Oh no, you’re not! Guilt is written all over your face!" Valgarv yelled angrily. Naga got her compact mirror and looked at her face. "Oh?" she asked, scanning her face. Then, she got her face powder and covered the "guilt" with it (okay, so it was so literal…). "Okay, so we did it!" Lina answered. "You!? And you and you?!" Xelloss said, pointing at Lina, Gourry and Naga. "Uh-huh… plus Shilfiell and Filia." Naga answered, laughing afterwards. "Nyahahaha! You guys are so pathetic…" Lina laughed wickedly.

"How could you!?" Zel screamed angrily. "Whoa…you could scream like that!?" Naga said. "How could Filia do that!?" Val thought.

"Hey, you guys were so annoying, we had to do it. Sorry about the stains. Nyahahaha!!! Just paying you back!!! Hahahahaha!!!!!" Lina ran away, still laughing all the way.

"GRRRRRR……….." Zel and Valgarv muttered. "Come back here you!!!" they chased Lina. "Oi! Wait for me!" Gourry followed them.