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“I travel with Miss Lina Inverse and her companions” he replied.
“Then why didn’t I see you in the forest?” she asked.
He looked at her carefully before saying, “Now that’s a secret.”
Copper was about to comment on how stupid that sounded when she suddenly saw Lina and the others at a table. She finally realized that this wasn’t a house, it was an inn.
She was about to walk over to them until she saw Xellos looking at her up and down.
“What are you staring at?!”
“Oh nothing,” he replied taking his eyes off of her, “I just figured out why they call you Copper. Your skin resembles the metal very well, only lighter.”
O.K. so it’s true that my skin is lighter than most Black people, do to the fact that one of my ancestor was an Indian. But I don’t understand why everyone is making such a big deal about it!!!
All of a sudden she heard Lina call her from the table and when she turned back around the Priest was gone.
God, this people are weird!!!
“Who were you talking to?” Lina asked as Copper finally got to the table.
“Oh, just this strange guy. He said his name was Xellos and that he was traveling with y’all. He sorta gives me the creeps.”
“He doesn’t travel with us,” Zelgadiss said coldly, “he follows us around.”
“So you don’t like him either?”
“You don’t the half of it!” Gourry said though big bites of food.
Zelgadiss slowly turned to the table and drank a slip of what looked like was coffee. He really wasn’t in a talkative mode.
And I guess you don't like me either. Copper thought.
“Did he say anything else to you?” she asked.
“No, he just made a stupid remark about my skin, saying it was the color of copper. He acts like he’s never seen a person with dark skin before.”
Lina and Gourry were fighting over a chicken leg when Gourry said, “I’ve never seen one either” then thought for a second and added, “except for you.”
“Me neither” confessed Amelia.
“You already heard my opinion” said Zelgadiss.
“What about you?” Copper said turning to Lina, “Have you at least seen someone that looks like me?”
“Sorry but no. I’ve been all over the place and not once have I ever seen human with skin any darker than my own.”
Copper mouth almost hit the floor. She is the only person in the entire world with dark skin! Now she not only felt lost and alone but now she felt different. She was almost close to tears when Amelia unexpectedly said, “I think you’re cool! And besides Mr. Zelgadiss is way more different than you are. And he takes it just fine, right Mr. Zelgadiss?”
Zelgadiss glanced at her angrily and left the table.
“What did I say?” Amelia asked confused.
“Come on” he said at the door, “If we are going to help her we might as well get going now.”
“Right!” Lina said.
She had won the fight for the chicken and had gulped it down happily. She was now ready to start an adventure, so were the others. But for Copper it didn’t seem that easy.
What did I get myself into?!
“What’s the matter, Miss Copper?” Amelia asked.
“Nothing, I was just thinking about my family. What if I never see them again?”
“Oh don’t worry!” said Lina, “There’s always hope. So lets eat already!” Lina had just cooked some fish she caught and it smelled delicious! Lina couldn’t wait to eat it. Neither could the others. But Copper had never eaten fresh-caught fish before, she didn’t even like fish.
“Uh, no thanks, Lina. I think I’ll skip it.” Copper said.
“You won’t be able to eat anything right now anyway.”
Copper turned around to find Xellos sitting close next to her.
“He’s right,” Lina said as she stared to stand. The rest stood up with her.
“What are you talking about?” Copper asked.
But before she could ask anything else Lina screamed, “Fireball!”
Her target were the same creepy villains that attacked them earlier. Big ugly TROLLS!!
Copper could see that they were surrounded and that there were more trolls than before. But she didn’t see that the trolls were the real ones in danger: they had interrupted Lina meal!