The concrete sidewalk felt cool under my bare feet as I paced down the dark pavement. Keeping a watchful eye I scanned every dark niche and alleyway. It was dangerous walking around Long Beach at night but the fear of being kidnapped or worse didn't phase me one bit as I padded along the sidewalk to the beach.
I lived in California , on the peninsula of Long Beach where water surrounded both sides of the small sliver of land where many rows of old and new houses were placed. It wasn't the same as Texas not even the slightest bit. The clean air, trees and silent country songs that played in the woods by the whip or wheel every night seemed to be the complete opposite of where I resided now. Traffic noises , cop sirens and loud hip hop music blaring every Friday and Saturday replaced those soothing sensations with an almost unbearable bleakness.
I always wondered what kept me here, what kept me from going back to my real home where my real family was, but enough crying and dwelling has been done something deep inside the me prevented me from going back. Maybe it was just the fact that I didn't have the heart to tell my mom or maybe it was just something oblivious to me.
The sandy shores were already visible as I hopped over the wooden fence. Looking up my already heavy heart began to ache again. There were no stars tonight or hardly any night for that matter. The smog and down town city lights enclosed the black and blueness of the celestial blanket with a reddish orange glow that gave it the look of fire.
A salty cold gust sent shivers over my bare legs as I pulled the hoody tighter for at least a bit of warmth. Every night I took walks to the beach and soon became something of a habit mostly due to the lack of sleep, I was never one for much sleep . This side of the beach was usually secluded because of all the trash stupid people left and didn't bother to clean. Only another perk of living in a city.
The ocean rolled and curled in a domino effect against the shore but for some odd reason I hated the ocean during the day because of this fear I had about currents and big waves and creepy currents. It just wasn't my thing.
I was a normal teenager about 5'4'' with brown wavy hair almost reaching to the middle of my back with slightly tan skin. Long lashes protruded from slanty, brown eyes that gave me an almost oriental look or so my dad would say. I wasn't skinny or fat but just normal like any other girl with a small amount of pudginess to hide.
For the next hour I just sat there with my knees hugged to my chest cradling my head as I listened to the violent rush of calming water. Another hour went by until I stood up brushing the sand from my but.
"guess I better head home" I whispered to herself and was about to turn when a faint glow caught my attention. A green aura glimmered underneath the choppy water just a few feet out. At first I thought it was the moon but wait the moon isn't green and there wasn't even one out tonight. Being the timid, scared girl I normally was I would have ran away but this fluorescent glow seemed to seduce my mind filing my dilated pupils with the same emerald shine. I stepped closer my feet sinking into the wet sand where the tide once resided.
The water was cold and the salt stung her ankles as I waded out nearly knee deep until the luminosity of the liquid encircled around my trembling legs. Brows knitted together in confusion as my hand dove into the water stirring up sand and pieces of shell until my fingers wrapped around an object. It felt crystal shaped but it had two points. Walking up to shore my dark eyes studied the piece at first I thought it was just some rock but rocks don't glow either. Maybe it was a toy but it seemed too heavy and creepy looking.
Green runes etched in lines all around it pulsating as I fingered the grooves curiously thinking what the hell this was. Then the artifact instantly reacted to my touch and started glowing almost blindingly until my eyes were forced away. I gasped as it lifted out of my hands like it had some invisible line attached to it.
I sank back into the sand shielding myself with my arms, scared to death. My brown eyes widened in shock as the suspended item burst into a million pieces leaving behind the batch of glow that shot into my unsuspecting arms and hands.
"AAAAAGGGHHH" I was thrusted back against the dune by an unknown force as the wiggles of green light burned through my hands and up my arms in a vein like pattern similar to the now dissipated rock. My heart throbbed violently as it too began to burn. "someone....help.." was all I began to whisper when my vision blackened and everything went deathly still like my body had entered space.
It seemed only seconds later someone was dragging my unconscious body out of the water. A warm hand wrapped around my neck and if I had the strength I would have nuzzled against it because of the coldness that seeped through my bones. "She's alive" one voice stated. Yes, I was probably being rescued by a lifeguard but how and why was I in the water. One thing was for sure the teen wasn't strong enough to even speak or open my eyes therefore no questions would be answered anytime soon.
The room was toasty and the smell hot bread filled the air with a lavishing scent causing me to almost drool in my sleep. Wait! Hospitals don't smell like bread they smell like old people and why does that sound like fire crackling? Terrified eyes snapped open shifting from one side to the other. This was no damn hospital. It looked like something that crawled out of Quest for Camelot. There were wooden floors and walls with small pieces of worn furniture and a fire place that was lit not far in front of the bed I laid in. Cozy animal skin like blankets draped across my body but my arms were wrapped in some sort of bandages all the way up to the elbows. Only one thought ran through my head… I was captured and there was probably some pervert waiting outside the door. A plate of steaming bread and some kind of tough meat rested on a small dresser next to the bed. As hungry as the I was I grabbed the knife that laid next to a fork beside it and grasped it firmly in my fingers while climbing out of the bed.
Boy what a mistake that was the instant my body was vertical a rush of blackness coursed over my vision causing me to fall flat on my face. Grunting curses I lifted myself up on sliced arms praying no one heard my clumsy fall. Twisting the wooden knob I stepped into another room with more furniture and a small table with old chairs and a small crappy looking kitchen with rugs and tapestries hung all over the walls.
Gee where am I, the flinstones? Another wave of blackness cascaded through me as I struggled to keep control ofmy legs while gritting teeth at the searing pain in both arms.
"Hey your awake!" a man in his thirtys or forties came out of another door across the room being oh so smily and cheerful. He was big as in kind of fat with a shining bald head and mustache curling off his face. "my names B-" he stopped noticing the knife in my hands.
"Get back!" I screeched pointing it at him even though he was halfway across the room.
The suspected kidnapper lifted his hands up slowly "I'm not going to hurt you child I jus-"
"-I said back!" now normally I wasn't the type to be this rude or threaten someone but considering the circumstances I had a right be semi insane and desperate for answers.
A door opened at the front of the room and a girl about the age of 15 or 16 stepped inside carrying a bundle of cloths "hey daddy I got the chores done" she didn't even seem to notice me growling in frustration and walked over to her father. She was about my height with extremely light brown hair that curled against her face and at the back of her head with big green eyes and strangely tall forehead but other than that she looked harmless and kinda pretty.
The girl slowly turned around and glanced at whatever her father was gawking at then gasped dropping her load to the floor.
I bolted for the door she came through praying it was the exit. The sunlight rushed in blinding me completely for a few seconds but lost my footing and stumbled over a step stone in the path letting the knife slip out of my grasp then seemingly out of nowhere a pair of arms caught me before I could bite the dust.
Cursing under low breath I slowly tilted my small chin up. A boy maybe one year older with sandy blonde hair, deep sea blue eyes and …pointy ears? smiled mutely down at me with a tinge of confusion. God he was freaking gorgeous but I still didn't trust anyone for all I knew this could be one of those polygamy cults.
Noticing that his arms were the only things keeping me up I shoved myself back keeping a steady distance between us. I took this time to study my surroundings and an even more shocked expression etched across my face when I did so. This place looked completely medieval and at the same time gorgeous. The houses were made of wood and stone except for one that was suspended like some sort of tree house. Woods surrounded them on all fronts and a small, trickling stream flowed under a bridge and through a small peer which one man stood on swinging his sword around with some little boys and one girl watching him and applauding energetically. Birds, chickens and strangely goats could be heard on up a road. Wait road?!
This was my advantage. I bolted toward the uphill path hoping this would lead me to normal civilization.
"hey wait!" the blonde called after trying to reach for me.
I didn't care I just wanted to get back home where things seemed normal and the people weren't Neanderthals. Sweat had already started to bead down my forehead , god I was such a weakling haven't been running for thirty seconds and I gets sweaty. My ears perked at the sound of hooves pounding behind my and a "yah" from someone mounting it.
Oh great it was wonderboy!
"stop!" he called after giving his horse a slight kick to speed up as he yanked the reins in her direction.
Shifting attention back to the road a slight yelp escaped my lips as a root sticking up out of the ground snagged my foot causing me to slam into the unforgiving ground, scraping my already burning arms and knees.
Ignoring the shots of painful sensations in my hands I regained myself noticing the other boy was almost to me. I kept running until I came upon a farm filled with goats. Damn this wasn't no city or town!
Without another thought or any idea of what to do next I hopped over the fence hoping the horse couldn't jump it.
Boy was I wrong with a click of the blondes tongue the mare gliding over effortlessly. He gave a few grunts while speeding up and cut me off by circling his horse in front of me. Freaking out, I slammed on my own brakes skidding a couple inches in the process throwing up patches of dust.
"Look" I hissed breathlessly "I don't know... what you want with me or who you are but my parents will give you all the money you want just let me go!" I pleaded pathetically and at the same time my tone was completely pissed off.
He stared at me for a couple of seconds as if to check I was sane before patting the horses neck and dismounting still clutching the reins. I couldn't help but study the other. He wore a white sleeveless shirt with a green stitched-together sleeve that covered it. Brown boots, white work pants and something wrapped around his waist and was tied with an orange sash. Dusty blonde hair blew against his face as he looked her up and down.
I got into an awkward fighting stance even though I had no clue what I was doing while he inspected my odd clothing. I guess shorts and a hoody weren't normal in this coocoo town.
"its alright I'm not going to hurt you" his soft yet masculine voice cooed while putting his hands in front of him as if giving a sign he meant no harm "I'm Link".
My chocolate eyes softened but were still very watchful as I straightened. Maybe this guy really did mean no harm I mean if he wanted to he would have done it already but still you can't trust no one to easily lets just say I learned that the hard way.
He smiled slightly "what's your name?"
Don't answer that Mya he could still be a polygamist. Wait no he doesn't even look like the type for that. Should I even tell him my real name..of course I can, even though he chased me down with a large horse….God damnit!
"I'm not gonna tell you that" I finallyl answered sternly cocking my head at the dirty blonde and his outfit but mostly those ears "what's up with your ears?" sarcasm dripped from her voice.
The boy named Link didn't seem phased by her tone but looked more confused than ever "I don't understand".
A brown eyebrow cocked as she stomped up to him and yanked him by the ear twice before letting go "I mean these damn things, they're not normal". Okay maybe this was a little too harsh but I was impatient.
He grunted and rubbed his left ear as I stepped back placing hands on hips "your ears are the same" Link stated pointing to her a drop of irritation in his voice.
"what are you talking about, no there-" I paused as I fingered the rim of her ears then..to a point? "WHAT THE FUCK!!" I must have jumped ten feet in the air as I stepped back shaking my head in denial while staring at my hands. Everything clicked then. The beach, the strange stone, the glowing and then…. Quickly I started to unwrap the white bandages that encased my arms.
"Wait you shouldn't do that yet" Link stopped me by grabbing a hold of both wrist his azul eyes gazing into mine.
Furrowing my brows I shoved him back "I have to see" then yanked the rest of it off. A loud gasp escaped my throat, deep rune like scars entwined themselves around my fingers, wrist and arm all the way up to the elbow. I almost fainted when blood was seeping out the small niches of my fingers.
Link quickly picked up the wrap and started reapplying it to the wounds "I told you, you should have done that. They haven't been given time to heal".
"w-what-where am I?" I stammered watching him rewrap the bandages. It was like I was at a convention or in china or something. Wait, no that was stupid people don't look like this in China but then where was I?
His blue eyes tilted up at me for a moment quirking an eyebrow "you're in Ordon" with a tug he tightened the white fabric and straightened.
I winced at the pulsing pain that throbbed in my arms while at the same time keeping a questioning gaze on Link "Ordon?, is that in Kansas or something?" Kansas? That was the best I could think of. Pathetic.
Link's face didn't seem to indicate he was thinking I was mental only questioning himself "no its in Ordon province" he slowly shook his head side to side, dirty blonde hair following "you're definitely not from around here if you don't know where that is".
A goat passed between them and for the first time I noticed I was on a ranch filled with them. "umm is it anywhere near California?" I asked hopefully brushing a strand of hair from my forehead.
"what's a California?"
I smacked my head earning a questioning look from Link "you know California?" my hands flew up sarcastically but when he didn't answer I continued "in the United States of America….on Earth?"
The blonde shook his head pitifully "there's no place like that around here".
I held my expression for a moment then sighed plopping down carelessly on the ground while burying my face in my hands "I'm going crazy I just know it". Dizziness was starting to take over meshing with the ongoing throb of my arms.
I felt Link kneel down beside me balancing his self on his heels while placing a assuring hand on my shoulder "It'll be ok, we should get back to Bo's" his voice was so soothing as was his touch I shuddered another sigh while gazing into those twin pools of cerulean. God I could lose herself in those things they were filled with kindness and at the same time a bit of …well I couldn't quite name it. Kind of like something untamed nestled within his gaze.
The older teen tilted his head at me with red cheeks as I continued to stare "I didn't get your name".
"Oh" I snapped my head away in embarrassment casually glancing at the goats nearby who seemed to be unwary of their presence "my names Mya".
He reached a hand out for me "Mya huh?" hesitantly I took it and was towed up on my feet "I've never heard of that name before" he let go of me and patted his lumbering horse on the neck "this is Epona". Snickering the large animal perked her hears at the new human.
Smiling I stroked the horses long mane. She was chestnut colored with light blonde hair and Belgian horse type feet that had hair encircling her hooves and certainly looked like a capable traveling and jumping horse. "she's beautiful" I whispered noticing Link was basically burning a hole in the side of my head.
The other tugged on the reins a bit to get her to follow "let's take you back to Bo, I'm pretty sure he's worried" with a wave he motioned for me to follow as we made our way back down the path toward the village.
"you don't think he'll me mad at me will you?....you know since I basically threatened him with a knife and all?" I scratched my neck regretfully. Those people were trying to show me kindness and me of all people threatened to slice em up like swiss cheese. How. Stupid.
While keeping a steady pace next to me he shifted his head so that he made contact with my eyes "I'm pretty sure they'll understand, you were pretty confused"
"and I guess I should thank you for saving me honestly I have no idea how I got here in the first place" my voice sounded more down than normal. Already I was starting to feel homesick. God my mom must be freaking out by now either that or I was dreaming. Wait no you can't feel pain in dreams and right now I was feeling plenty of it.
He gave me another pitiful smile "I was on my way to washing Epona and you were just lying there face down in the water. Pretty lucky of you I came along or you would have drowned" there was just a hint of triumph in his tone but it was quickly erased by a wave of his hand "its was nothing".
I chuckled then turned my attention to my surroundings. This place was a lot like Texas but also ten times better. The trees were green and sprung with life of birds, squirrels. Untainted water flowed in a glistening stream like liquid diamond. It did remind me a lot of home and much more.
Okay this is a remake , for those of you who don't know what I mean. This used to be in third person but now it's in first. Will be remaking the other chappies as well cuz I looked back at them and was like ewww.