A/N: Yay! And we're back, back again to the wonderful world of my fantasy story of Link and Zelda. This is Part 2 of my epic. If you haven't read Part 1 then go to my profile and catch up. If you don't want to then you don't have to. It'll just make more sense if you're reading this. But for those of you skipping the first one I'll leave a short summary. Anyway this one is going to take place a year later and will be much bigger than Part 1. But you'll have to read to find out!
Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Zelda franchise. That is owned by Nintendo and others.
Part 1 Summary: Link and Zelda disappeared for two thousand years. The world became modernized and grew to new heights. The souls of the two returned to a young boy and a young girl. They found out their destinies then were attacked by the resurrected Ganondorf. Successfully saving Zelda and defeating Ganondorf, Link helped secure peace… for a short time. Now Zelda and Link grow in their new forms and come to terms with their destinies.
Summary: One year after the events of our last story our heroes are back. They are adjusting to normal life mixed with their new fantasy destinies. Behind the vale of their connection something grows between the two. Amidst the quiet peace the enemy returns, stronger than before. Will they stop him or will they fail this time?
Back Again
Hylia, the capital of the United Hylian Nations. A beautiful city that was built on the ashes of Castle Town when the monarchy was toppled, over a thousand years ago. Now Hylia is one of the largest cities in the world and the center of the biggest nation in the world. Forgotten are the days of old, during which the royal line reigned and Zelda was princess. The days in which a castle was in the middle of the city and the people loved their royalty.
Now instead the nation is trying to keep hobbling along. Gone the time of a strong monarchy that had kept them prospering. The city, weakened from the blackout a year prior, was growing again. The blackout caused by an evil man trying to destroy the world and reshape it in his image. The city was saved by two kids who would come to save the land any time it was in need of saving. Now the city was rebuilding.
Senator Fitzgerald, Kayla's father, was at the forefront of saving the city. He helped the rebuilding and assisted in rooting out the corruption left by Ganondorf. He rose as the savior of Hylia and was widely loved. As was his daughter.
Kayla Zelda Fitzgerald.
The reincarnate of Princess Zelda. Two thousand years after her disappearance she had returned to the world. She was the beloved daughter of a kind and powerful man. Though only few truly knew who she really was. One day she would become so much more than that. A symbol for the people of her land. But that wasn't until later.
For now, Kayla Zelda Fitzgerald was just a normal thirteen year old girl living her life. Going to school, meeting with friends, all the things a young adolescent girl does. Without the worry of being the ancient crowned princess. Well she did worry about it. But it was far from her mind for the time being. If anything happened to her though she would be saved by her hero.
Kody Link Legend.
Kody was the reincarnate of Link. The thirteen year old boy housed the soul of the aged warrior of the past. Though he probably adjusted the best out of everyone. For him becoming the Hero of old was not that big of a change. He already saw fit to protect everyone around him. Most importantly Kayla.
For all of them things changed but yet remained the same. Kody was now living with Kayla and her father, enjoying his new life of luxury compared to how he used to scrounge for anything and everything. He still kept his close relationship with his sister.
Mary Malon Legend.
The young girl was apart of her mother's family line. The Keepers of the Triforce. A secret group that kept the secrets of Hyrule along with the bloodline of Link. From a young age she began studying the ancient language of Hylian passed down from her mother. After the battle with Ganondorf she began to dive deeper into the secrets and histories of Hyrule. Not to mention discovering more on the magic.
After the events of Dark December Mary's father decided he had enough with the giant city. He moved them to the country and bought a farm far away from the evils of the city. There he raised animals and stuck to the quiet life of the country. But he still worked with Kayla's father. His knowledge into Ganondorf's plans was invaluable and he worked as a private contractor for the Senator. But it required no more dangerous work. Him and his daughter were safe in their new life.
Mary and Kayla both came together and sought out the information on magic. Since they both had displayed the ability to create and control magic. Though one had to admit that Kayla was definitely more able in the fields of magic. Through the year they both unlocked many secrets and managed to harness some of their ability. But they still had a long way to go. In one instance it became apparent that only Mary could use the healing spell. For Kayla couldn't remember how to do it. No matter how many times she tried she could not duplicate it again like she had done to save Kody.
Kayla became fluent in the language of Hyrule with ease. She helped Mary learn the full language as well. But she gave up on helping Kody. The poor boy couldn't learn the language if he was gifted in knowing it. And he was!
The others still all remained close. Kari, Richard, and Micah all stayed together and worked with each other. The group of friends helped each other during the past year. They formed the special bond that could not be broken.
Nothing too exciting happened in the past year. Graduating sixth grade then going into seventh grade. And now they were nearing the end of the next year in school. In the closing days of March they found themselves looking towards summer vacation. But more importantly the future. The future that joined them to each other in a secret higher path.
"I'm not quite sure what to make of this." Kody said as he sat on the couch in Kayla's living room. He was staring at a paper as if it was in an ancient language.
"It's your grades Kody." Kayla said with a laugh and took the paper from him. She looked it over and shook her head. "You know my dad won't be happy about this." She said in a fake disappointing tone.
"I'll fix it! Maybe." He said with a shrug. Kody had gotten taller through the time. But so had Kayla. Fortunately he almost caught up to her and was only an inch shorter than her. But she was still taller. And it irritated him. He still kept his boyish appearance but did see some new improvements to the rest of his body. Since he was the Hero he had found that his muscles and abilities were double than that of anyone else his age. It made him feel more confident.
"We'll double our study sessions." Kayla offered. "You are like thousands of years old. You'd think Pre-Algebra was easy." She laughed. Kayla had grown out her hair even longer. Her blonde roots began to change her hair color to a fair golden yellow instead of the dirty blonde it once was. It grew almost all the way down her back and always seemed to be perfect. She grew taller and was just over five feet. Her facial features turned more mature and all would say she was turning into the beautiful princess with each passing day.
"Yeah but I don't think that it was invented during out time." Kody relaxed in his seat and adjusted his green hat so that it was facing backwards. "Doesn't help that I was always a whiz for combat, not much else."
"Well that does come in handy for the things we face." She said with a small smile. She walked over to the television and turned it off.
"Hey I was watching that!" Kody protested.
"No you weren't." Kayla said and walked over to sit next to him. "So?" She asked after a moment.
"So what?" He asked back, now looking at her.
"What are you getting Mary for her birthday?" She asked.
"It's her birthday?" Kody asked in shock.
"It's tomorrow, you didn't forget did you?"
"…" Kody just stared at her. Not having an answer for her. And not wanting to tell her that he in fact did forget.
"You really forgot?" Kayla sighed and walked over to the hallway behind him.
"I've been busy. You know, trying to pass the seventh grade." He said then turned to watch her open up the closet door.
"You are unbelievable." Kayla said as she reached down to get something from the closet. "Fortunately for you I thought ahead, and got presents from both of us."
While she was talking Kody's attention was lost. He heard what she was saying but he wasn't listening. Because, for some reason, when she went to get the presents his eyes followed her. And for some reason he couldn't explain his eyes went to her skinny jeans as she bent down to get the presents. Kody's eyes widened at his own actions. What the hell was he doing? Why would he be looking at her there? It didn't make sense to the young adolescent.
He quickly turned away with his cheeks burning. He shrunk down on the couch and shamed himself. For what ever just happened.
Kayla came back around and showed him the two presents in her hands. Her smile dropped as she looked at his uncomfortable stance. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing." He mumbled and finally sat up. "So what did you get?"
Kayla's smile returned as she sat down next to him, setting both presents on the table in the middle. "I guess you will see tomorrow." She said.
"Fine, fine." He conceded. When Kayla set her mind to something you could hardly change it. "So when are we going tomorrow?" He asked her.
"We'll just go after school. My dad won't be able to make it. He will be at his office all day." She said as she reached into her pocket to get her cellphone. She had to get a new one after her old one was destroyed a year before during the battle against Ganondorf. Her new one was purple instead of pink. Since her favorite color was in fact purple. Kody had gotten her a new phone case for her thirteenth birthday. It was purple and had a shine to it as well as a golden crown on the back. "So it will just be us." She said.
"Is he coming back tonight?" Kody asked as he noticed the sun going down but her father had not yet arrived.
"I'm asking him right now. But we'll probably order pizza either way." Kayla said as she typed up a message for her father.
Kody silently thanked the Goddesses for blessing him with pizza. He wasn't complaining about Kayla's father's cooking but… the man can't cook. At all. Now Kody realized why Kayla loved pizza so much.
Ever since moving in with them Kody was greeted with a new lifestyle change. Kayla personally took him out shopping one day and got him dozens of cloths as well as shoes and other things. He couldn't sleep on the overly comfortable bed at first but he got used to it. As well as eating three meals a day and never having to worry about moving. But he still had his insecurities from it. He still had his bag packed in the closet upstairs because he didn't feel secure yet. It is a hard thing to have security and trust when you've grown up without it for all your life.
But he was so thankful for his new life. To be in a safe place and having people around him that care about him. But most importantly, he was with Kayla. The single most special person in his life. Spending every single day with her was the best thing about his entire new life.
And the same was for Kayla. She loved having him here with her. Not only because he was her best friend and the greatest person she knew but he was also her safety. Her security net. She didn't feel threatened with him around. And for that, she was so very thankful.
That didn't mean they didn't have their fair share of problems. They would still fight and argue but they were both so easy to forgive that those things didn't matter. It was the more awkward things that complicated their new life living with each other. For example, when Kody would accidently use her shampoo or toothbrush. She had to throw out five already. Like times when Kayla left her clothes in the bathroom and it made Kody turn bright red seeing her… lady underclothes. That and the one time that Kayla forgot he lived there and left from her shower in only a towel. Then ran into Kody in the hallway. The first time was embarrassing.
By the tenth time it was just funny.
But they got used to each other enough and somewhat comfortable. There was still some instances that made them blush and act awkward. Actually a lot of instances that became awkward. But they got past it, even if it took days.
"You didn't say if Kari was going." Kody said looking at her.
Kayla put her phone on the table before leaned back next to Kody. Pressing her shoulder against his. Kody looked at her and saw that she was sitting higher than him. So he scooted back and sat up straighter. It was terrible being shorter than a girl. Especially if that girl was your best friend.
"I don't know if she is. She has to pack for her vacation with her family. But we'll ask her tomorrow." Kayla said and grabbed the remote so that she could turn on the television.
"Well Micah and Richard are going so she'd better go." Kody mumbled. Kari was still a constant pain in his side but he had gotten used to her. Somewhat.
"Or what are you going to do?" Kayla asked with a small smile.
"I don't know. Make fun of her I guess." Kody turned his eyes from the television to Kayla. "Just cause she gets to go on vacation for spring break doesn't mean she gets to skip out on Mary's birthday."
"You forgot about it until ten minutes ago." Kayla nudged him with her elbow and looked at him with a smile.
"Still…" He faded off and looked at the television.
Kayla still smiled and let her hand rest on his right hand. "Don't worry, we'll go somewhere during vacation too."
"That's not what I'm complaining about." He said.
"I know, but you hate being stuck here. You have fun on adventures." Kayla said in a sweet voice.
"Well, yes I do." Kody said shrugging. But he did grasp onto her hand which was holding his. "My adventures is how we met." He said looking at her again.
Her smile faltered. "What do you mean?"
"Well, me. Link. And Zelda. That's how we met years ago." He tilted his head as he thought. "And I guess that's how we met as well. When I first met you in the middle of the street."
Kayla laughed softly. "Not exactly the movie type of first meeting."
"No but it's our first meeting." Kayla stared at his smile as he said that. He was so genuine and honest. Always saying what he felt without much thought as to what he was saying. His type of innocence was rare in this world. And much more rare with their lifestyle or destiny.
"You're right, it is." She agreed with a smile.
Hours later, the night crept in and darkened the house as well as the city. Shadows came out of the large estate and circled around the pair of young teens. Nightmares would frequent in the darkness, as well as hopelessness. Not much joy would be found in the nights of Hylia.
Kody's room was at the end of the hall on the second floor. Kayla's room was the first one on the second floor and her father's was located on the third. There was about forty feet between Kody's door and her door. Sometimes that was too much space.
Inside Kody's room he was in a deep dream state. With one arm off the side of the bed and half his body under the covers, the young boy was comfortable in this position. Due to the warm spring weather he just wore shorts and a t-shirt for sleep. His hat was on the nightstand next to his bed. His face was on the pillow and his untamable hair was nearly covering his entire face. His soft snores echoed in his mostly empty room.
His room was painted light green and was mostly clean minus a few clothes here and there. His walls only had one poster of an old movie he loved that Richard had gotten him for his thirteenth birthday. Next to the dresser in his room was a sword leaning against it. The same one he took from the battle against Ganondorf. In the closet was his magical butterfly net and the shield. But next to his bed was his boomerang. His trustworthy weapon and tool.
In the quiet of the night, footsteps came towards the room of the young hero. They were soft and careful not to make a sound. They crept past the other rooms and towards Kody's room. The footsteps became more careful the closer they got. Then a careful hand strategically reached out for the knob of the door. Twisting it so that there were no clicking noises that would disturb the sleeping hero. Soon the door was beginning to crack open so the person could slip in.
And then, before the dark figure could even step one foot into the door Kody woke up and grabbed the boomerang. He sat up in a flash and cocked his arm back to throw his trusted tool at the intruder. His eyes adjusted to the dark almost immediately, due to his hero instincts, and he could see who it was.
Across the room in the dark was Kayla. A hand on the door knob and her face in pure shock from Kody's sudden and immediate reaction. Kody was breathing heavy from the sudden jolt of being awake and he couldn't believe that it was Kayla and not someone else. He fell onto his back and put his arm over his eyes.
"What time is it?" He asked her in a tired voice.
"Around 1 am." She whispered back. From her voice and appearance he guessed she had been up for a while.
"Is something wrong?" He asked as he sat up again. Opening his tired eyes to see her looking down at her feet.
"I don't know." She whispered again.
Kody rubbed his face and stumbled to get up. Still disillusioned from just waking up. "Kayla…" He said, trying to goad her into talking. Kody moved towards her and stopped in front of her. He then scratched the back of his head with his boomerang. "Did something happen?" He asked again.
"I had a nightmare." She said, not looking up at him.
"Oh," he didn't have any other words than that at the moment. She seemed so vulnerable at this moment. Usually she always seemed so strong even when she was captured by Ganondorf. "I um, you wanna talk about it?" He asked.
"Not really." She said shaking her head. Kayla was wearing a giant white shirt that was most likely her father's, that went down close to her knees and shorts underneath. Still revealing a good portion of her legs. Kody was too tired to pay attention. Her hair even seemed perfect after sleeping.
"Okay, so you want to sleep in here I'm guessing?" He asked her. He may not be good with words but he was sure smart about some things.
"Can I?" She asked, looking up at him with her bright blue eyes.
Kody smiled a bit and then nodded. "Of course." He proceeded to take an extra blanket from the closet and throw it on the ground and took the pillow he was using earlier. "Good night." He mumbled and fell to the ground onto his pillow. His eyes closed and he was nearly asleep.
"Kody?" Until her voice invaded his sleep again.
"Yes?" He asked with his eyes closed.
"You want me to sleep on the bed?" She asked as she leaned down over his back to look at his face which was facing away from her.
"Yes." He said simply. "Goodnight." He tried again.
Kayla turned to the bed and pulled back the covers. She climbed into his bed and laid down, pulling the covers over her body. She looked over at Kody, who was probably already asleep on the floor. She sighed and reached underneath the neckline of her shirt to pull out the golden locket. She looked at it for a moment before looking back at Kody. Even in the dark she could see the golden lace of his own matching necklace. She smiled and then scooted closer to the edge of the bed.
"Kody?" She tried again.
This time, instead of replying lazily, Kody's eyes opened wide. He slowly turned around and looked at Kayla. "What?" He asked, trying to hold back the spite of her denying him sleep.
"Thank you." She said smiling at him. Even through the dark of the night Kody could see that perfect smile on her red lips. And his anger quickly melted and faded. Instead he sighed. "Anything." He said simply and then turned back to sleep. And was quickly out. With the boomerang under his pillow.
Kayla was always envious of his ability to sleep quickly and effortlessly. But tonight she was not envious. Instead she just simply gripped the pillow that she was laying on and looked down at her best friend. He was so kind without even realizing it. Sometimes she wonders why he is so nice to her. But for tonight she was just happy to have him in her life.
Her nightmare was all but forgotten. The dark dreams of remembering what happened to her during the events of Dark December. And the things that happened to those around her. Namely Kody.
The pain and injuries he suffered nearly killed him. And all she could do was watch. He had gone through hell and back to come and save her. And her nightmares haunted her because of that. This time it felt so real that she had to come to make sure it was over. And then he scared her when she snuck in. Guess that's what happens when you sneak up on a war hero. Or a kid with the soul of a war hero. But then he offered her to stay. She did feel bad for kicking him off his own bed but the kid could sleep anywhere. She's seen it before. Besides he was too kind. He wouldn't accept her sleeping on the floor.
She was very thankful for Kody, her protector.
A shrill alarm woke Kody up in the morning. He groaned, feeling more tired than usual. He reached out to the nightstand to turn off the alarm clock but it's not there. He opens his eyes to see his hand hitting the floor of his room and not the alarm. He turns around and looks up at his bed.
"Oh, right." He said, remembering the night before. He sat up and rolled his shoulder, feeling some pain there. The alarm clock keep ringing and he looked up to glare at it. Finally he stood up and tapped the top of it.
Kayla simply just moved around on his bed, not waking up. She turned onto her side and her hair fell out of her face. He looked at her sleeping face and tilted his head. Her face was perfect as it was. Her light skinned cheeks were moderately puffy, Kody always wanted to just sit there and poke them. So that's what he did. He had to wake her up after all right?
"Kayla?" He asked quietly as he poked her cheek. He was right, they were squishy and fun to poke. "Kayla?" He tried again.
Instead of waking up she giggled. Kody frowned. Since when did getting your cheek poked lead to giggling? Girls were weird. He poke her two more times. "Kayla." He said more loudly.
"Huh?" She said opening her eyes. "Kody?" She asked then looked around the room. Recognizing whose room she was in she snapped awake and sat up. "Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to sleep here all night." She quickly apologized to him.
"It's okay." He shrugged with a smile. "We gotta go to school now though." He reminded her.
"Right." She said then swung her legs to the edge of the bed but stopped. Instead of getting up she quickly hid her body back under the covers and scooted back away from Kody.
He raised an eyebrow at her movements. "You know, that's the opposite of what you're supposed to do." He joked.
"No I know but um… could you… wait outside?" She asked in a quiet voice. Her entire face turned bright red as she talked. She pulled the covers closer to her chin just wanting to hide under them entirely. Kody tilted his head to the side as he observed her weird movements.
"Huh? Why?" He asked, not understanding.
"I… can't say." She whispered, not wanting to die of embarrassment.
"It's okay you can tell me." Kody said. He really didn't understand her level of embarrassment at this point. And Kody was not going to understand. He was thick headed like that. It was endearing but frustrating at moments like these.
"I'm not wearing…." She whispered the last part so quietly he didn't hear her.
"Not wearing what?" He asked and leaned closer to hear her.
"I'm not wearing shorts!" She yelled, making sure he heard.
Kody immediately backed up. His face slowly began to burn as he looked her over. 'Last night when she came in wearing the long shirt and shorts, she wasn't wearing shorts… oh…' He thought as his eyes quickly looked to a certain spot on the door on the other side of the room. "Well, I will go wait outside. Or downstairs." He said walking towards the door. "Or down the street." He walked out and shut the door behind him. His eyes were wide and he shook his head. Now that was pretty awkward.
Once he left Kayla pulled the covers over her face and screamed into them. Then she slammed the covers down and jumped off the bed. "Why didn't I just put on some shorts?" She chided herself.
Later on Kody finished taking his shower and then was brushing his teeth but hadn't bothered putting on all of his clothes and was reduced to his boxers. And unfortunately Kody never could figure out how to work that thing called a lock. So when Kayla walked in to brush her teeth she came in to see Kody standing there in his boxers with his hair wet still from the shower. He stopped brushing and turned to look at her. "Sorry!" She yelled and slammed the door. She then pressed her back against the door and slid down, covering her mouth as the image was seared in her mind.
See? Told you they had awkward moments.
Later on Kody was eating some toast as he waited for Kayla to get ready. After over a year he got used to her taking forever to get ready. He wasn't so ready to see her after their last awkward meeting. Who doesn't knock before going into a bathroom? Well Kayla does.
He took another bite of toast. Then his mind went to the earlier awkward moment. She wasn't wearing shorts? Just that shirt and… under stuff. He didn't even want to go that far.
Kody was probably the purest kid around. He kept innocent of such dirty things despite being a thirteen year old boy. Not thinking about such things ever. Especially when it concerned his best friend. Even though Micah and Richard evolved into normal teenage boys, talking about girls and stuff, Kody didn't see the interest in such things.
He was broken from his thoughts when he heard her coming down the stairs. He looked up to see her wearing a tight white t-shirt that had the words: Hylia-girl in gold. Along with light blue shorts. Kody quickly looked away. No doubt it would be an awkward morning. He would let her start the conversation this time.
Kody was wearing a plain red shirt and jeans. His hat was on his head along with his necklace underneath his shirt. Kayla liked to wear hers outside her shirt for everyone to see. Kody hid his. Not because he was embarrassed to have it, but because he didn't want people to make connections between them.
"Um…" Kayla started out as she crossed the room and stood in front of him. Kody looked up from the counter he was at and looked at her. He raised an eyebrow as he took a bite of toast. "That was awkward." She laughed a bit to try and lighten the mood. Kody just ate his toast and didn't say a word. Kayla cleared her throat and stood up straight. Brushing a lock of her hair behind her ear. "So, sorry about all that. I feel like it's my fault this morning."
"It's okay." He said with a shrug.
She then looked at a second piece of toast on his plate and stole it. "Come on, we'll be late." She said and started for the door. Kody smirked then followed along. He had his boomerang in his hand and flipped it around in his hand. As they both stepped outside he threw the boomerang in the air before taking off his backpack and unzipping it. Kayla locked the door then turned around to watch Kody catch the returning boomerang from the air and place it in his backpack.
Kayla crossed her arms. "Do you have to do that every morning?" She asked.
"Well I like to show off." He admitted as he slung the backpack back onto him.
Kayla rolled her eyes and grabbed his arm. "Come on show off." She pulled him along with her as they walked down the path from the house to the road. Out in front of the house was the limo driver waiting for them.
"Good Morning Ms. Fitzgerald." He said.
"Morning Steve! Did my father come home?" She asked him.
"No, he sends his regards but he is still in office. But wanted me to make sure you two got to school." The driver said.
"Oh, that's okay. We'll walk today. But make sure to tell my dad to come home soon. It's not good for him to stay there all day." She said as they started walking towards school.
"Very well Ms. Fitzgerald. I will give him your regards. Good day to you as well Mr. Legend."
"Bye Steve!" Kayla called as they left.
"Why don't we just take the limo?" Kody asked as they kept walking.
"Because I don't like arriving to school in a limo. Draws too much attention." She said.
"True, but they all already know whose daughter you are." Kody reminded her.
"Oh shut up." She grumbled as they walked along. Kayla didn't like her status as a rich kid's daughter. People judged her because of that. And it hurt her. Kody tried to help her with that. But it was a mindset for her. Unfortunately people liked to take advantage of that as well.
"How many tests do we have today?" He asked her.
"Just one, history." She said.
"Oh great, you'd think I was good at that."
Unfortunately, it turns out they were both bad at history. Since they both failed. And had to speak with the teacher afterwards.
"So why do you think you two failed?" The teacher, Mrs. Call asked them.
"Wait I failed?" Kayla asked. She was in shock. She never failed at anything. Kody looked at her from the corner of his eye. They were both standing in front of her desk after class as the rest of the class left.
"Yes, I must say I'm quite surprised. You usually get A's on your tests." Mrs. Call said. "But I suspect you were cheating Kody."
"Cheating?" Kody was surprised by the claim. "Okay I'll admit I suck in school. Like terribly. But I have never cheated." He said.
"Then why did you get the same answers as Kayla?" She asked before taking out both their tests. "Same right answers and same wrong answers." She said going down the line. "What is Hylian?"
"A people who were blessed with the knowledge and the ability to contact the Goddesses." They both said at the same time.
The teacher sighed and set down the papers. "No, Hylian is an ancient language that was used by our ancestors."
"That's not true." Kody muttered.
"What was that?" Mrs. Call asked.
"Nothing."
"And this one, who was the leader that built ancient Hyrule? And the answer is not Princess Zelda."
"Was it Queen Zelda?" Kayla asked.
"No, that's not even remotely close." The teacher leaned closer to the two teens. "Princess Zelda was just an old legend from ancient Hyrule. She wasn't a real person."
Kody and Kayla looked at each other and they couldn't resist the laugh that came from them.
"And what is so funny?"
"Nothing Mrs. Call." Kayla said and immediately stopped laughing. Kody, however, kept laughing.
"Very well, I will have to contact your parents over this. Since it is a concern and must be addressed. Kayla I assume I can reach your father?"
"Not right now, he's very busy. But you can try." She offered, not feeling the least bit worried about this situation.
"And you Kody?"
"Well both my parents are dead." He started out. Not wanting to mention that his father killed his mother, his father tried to kill him, and he helped to kill his father. Messy things.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." She then looked down at a yellow paper. "But on your family contact sheet it says that you still have your uncle."
Kody's face immediately fell. His face hardened into a glare. "My uncle has been in and out of prison for years. He's still there right now."
"Oh, I apologize I didn't know." Mrs. Call said and set the paper to the side. "Then who is your legal guardian?"
"My father." Kayla said. The teacher looked between the two of them.
"Really?"
"Yes." They both said.
"Alright… then I will contact him about both of you. You are both excused." She said.
"That was weird." Kody said as they both walked into the lunchroom.
"I know. You'd think history would be accurate." Kayla agreed.
"Don't worry about we are right." Kody said as they walked over to where their friends were sitting.
"Hey guys what took you?" Richard asked. He got much taller and very skinny. Looking pretty awkward, getting adjusted to his new height. His face turned more mature and he looked to be a high school student, especially with his growing facial hair.
"Was it because of the test?" Micah asked. He only grew a little bit. But was slightly taller than Kayla still. His voice deepened but still squeaked from the signs of puberty. His hair got even longer and was near Kody's length of hair.
"Or another reason?" Kari asked with a smug look. Now Kari was the most different. She didn't grow much taller but her hair got slightly longer. Her face began to mature so much she looked like a mature sixteen year old. And her body began to form curves that resembled a young woman. And she liked to show it off. Taking pride in her new appealing body.
"No it was the test. We failed." Kody said simply and sat down.
"Wait you failed?" Kari asked, looking at Kayla.
"Yeah that's what I said." Kody repeated.
"I wasn't talking to you, of course you failed." Kari rolled her eyes and looked at Kayla again.
"Yeah we failed, it turns out that we're wrong on the subject of Ancient Hyrule history." Kayla said as she sat in between Kari and Kody.
"Really? You two failing ancient history? I don't see it." Kari said raising an eyebrow. Even after everything they went through a year ago Kari was still the same. The rich, stuck-up, pretty girl of the group. But they all still kept her around. For whatever reason. It got worse when she got more mature.
"Apparently they changed history." Kody commented as he took a sip of soda.
"Yes, ancient history is different than it's supposed to be." Kayla agreed.
"Well that sucks." Richard commented before diving into his lunch.
"I'll be right back guys." Kayla said getting up. Kody watched her go for a moment before he turned back to his friends.
"Are you guys coming to Mary's birthday after school?" Kody asked, making sure to eye Kari.
"That's the plan." Richard said. Micah agreed with a nod. Kari, however, eyed Kody for a silent minute.
"I guess I could go." She grumbled while glaring at Kody, who offered her a cocky smirk.
"Thank you Kari."
"Screw you."
"Speaking of which, Kody…" Micah said pointing behind the thirteen year old. Kody looked over his shoulder to see Kayla standing on the far side of the room and speaking with another. He could instantly tell who it was.
"Kevin…"
Kevin was a major problem for Kody. First of all he was a bully to Kody. Always trying to fight him. But since Dark December Kevin found it more difficult to pick on Kody. Since he turned into an actual fighter with strategic knowledge. On top of that, Kevin had a crush on Kayla. He tried relentlessly to paw at her and get between the pair. So he was a problem Kody constantly had to correct.
Right now Kevin was talking with Kayla and she was laughing at something stupid he must have said. Quickly seeing what was really going on, Kody jumped up and strode over to the pair. As he made his way over he formed an excuse in his mind.
"Ahem." Kody cleared his throat and the two turned to look at him.
"What do you want shrimp?" Kevin was a full foot taller than him, and liked to brag about it.
"Kayla." Kody said, directing his words to his best friend. "Kari wants to talk to you. Something about spring break." He said in an even tone.
"Oh, okay. I'll see you later Kevin." Kayla said waving at the taller boy and heading back to her seat.
Kevin watched her go then glared at Kody, who simply smirked back at him. "You've got a lot of nerve shrimp."
"What can I say? I like to watch out for my friends." He said narrowing his eyes but keeping his smirk full on his face.
"Is it jealousy that motivates you?" Kevin asked.
"Jealousy? Of you? Are you kidding? I have nothing to be jealous about." Kody said. "You will never get closer to her than I am. I'm like your obstacle." He shrugged. "The way I see it you are jealous of me."
Kevin sneered and took a step towards the smaller boy. "That's it shrimp." He then lunged a powerful fist at Kody.
Kody saw it coming from a mile away. After unlocking his potential he could see and react to things others could not. Mainly when it came to fighting and battle scenarios. When Kevin's eyes turned dark he was waiting to see which fist it was. Kevin had brought back his right hand a bit and turned it into a fist. Kody's right foot slid back and his left hand formed into a fist as well. When Kevin's right fist came for his head, Kody leaned back to escape his reach. Kody's left fist then came up as he lunged his right foot forward and planted his fist right into Kevin's stomach.
Quickly spinning around, Kody grabbed the taller boy's right arm and pulled it behind his back. He sent the taller boy to his knees and pulled hard on the right arm. Everyone in the lunchroom gasped as he did this, all their attention on him.
"Leave. Kayla. Alone." Kody seethed and stepped on Kevin's back. Pulling on the right arm at the same time.
"Okay! I will!" He shouted.
"Good." Kody released the arm and walked away from the humiliated older boy. He walked with his head held high. He came back to his table and sat back down, despite glares from Kayla and Kari.
"You know it's not even a fair fight anymore." Richard grumbled as he handed five dollars to Micah. Indicating that they made a bet.
"Do you always have to do that to him?" Kayla asked, looking less than pleased.
"It releases my stress." Kody said with a shrug.
Far away, distant from the city of Hylia, where the shadows dwelled. Darkness covered the ancient home of Hylians. It had been hidden from the light for over a century, forgotten to all. An old village where people had lived peacefully in times of peril was now overrun with wildlife and forestry. Empty to any human life. Miles from the city was an ancient forest that few entered and less returned. Deep inside this forest, in the heart of the darkness in the area, was a monument.
This stone monument had words inscribed in Hylian that told of the Hero and the weapon he used. The weapon that had disappeared during the Last Battle for the Triforce. Being taken away with the Hero when he left the mortal realm for two thousand years. With the weapon gone the light left the forest. Allowing the darkness to grow over the area. Making the land disappear from the mortal realm as well.
But after two thousand years, the light has now returned. Sensing the power of the Triforce of Courage, and its true wielder, the Master Sword returned to existence. The Master Sword had returned to await its only one and true Hero. Materializing out of nothing, the tip of the sword came down and planted itself into the stone. The middle and top of the blade then materialized as well and finally ended with the purple winged hilt. The Triforce symbol in the middle glowed brightly. The forest then turned white with light as the darkness that fell over the land left. The sun shone down on the land for the first time in over a thousand years as the land returned to the mortal realm. The origin of the light coming from the Master Sword itself.
The Master Sword now lay in wait for the one who wielded the Triforce of Courage.
Fin.
A/N: So we're back, I hope that was a good start out chapter. I want to capture the feeling of the first one while starting a new tale all together. Because it's important to always build off what the origin is. Anyway yes they are a year older, a little more mature, and a little more funny moments. Trust me those moments between Link and Zelda will continue cause I enjoy them. So I know I haven't really given away major plot elements yet but that's how I wanted to start it out. Just to get you a feel for the characters and story about to come. I hope you guys liked that but make sure to stick around for more. Things will pick up by the next chapter.
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