Disclaimer: Such names as Saria, Link, Mido, etc. are not mine. I don't even pretend they are. I do hope my plot proves original but if you've seen a similar story, please let me know. Either I owe somebody an apology or they do me.
Author's Note: This is only part 1 of some odd number of parts. Please advise if I should post more.
*denotes emphasis* but …most of this fic is thinking, so I won't bother specifying
Destiny Bites
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Saria sighed as she gazed out the round window that allowed the milky moonlight to filter into her home among the trees. It was not a content sigh, more one of despair and borderline depression.
It had been almost seven long yeas since her best friend had gone into the world and not returned. For elves, time normally passed in the blink of a almond shaped eye. Saria felt every day of the past seven years.
Why had Link vanished? What evil spirit was he fighting? Was it the one inside?
Saria blinked halfway, not bothering to open her eyes again. Her mind wandered from the comfy window seat of reality to a wooden bridge so many long hours ago.
She had sat in the shadows…watching him leave after he'd taken what he needed. No last goodbye, no fond farewell. Just gone in the blink of an eye. He never knew what he left behind. A shadow of pain rippled across her face.
What if he found out who he was truly meant to be? Everyone had a destiny, some purpose to guide them through life.
Saria opened her eyes and sighed again. Evil was spreading through Hyrule. Unstoppable, all-powerful, spirit crushing evil. And poor Link was out somewhere in the thick of it.
Why had her thoughts turned to him so many times?
It wasn't because Saria was bored silly. If anything, she was ignoring her duties right now. She had found out who she was meant to be in the last few years. After the evil invaded Kokari, Saria awoke as the Sage of the Forest.
As much as she wished and as hard as she tried, the evil could not be stopped. There were rumors that this evil would choke the life out of Hyrule. All life would cease to have meaning and the country side would become a barren wasteland.
Those were very despairing rumors. There is no hope, no way out. Except for a sister rumor. One which told of a hero of time. Someone who had the power to travel times, maybe back to the happier days.
Like seven years ago…when Link still lived in his tree home. What was wrong with her?
Saria couldn't help imagining Link seven years older. Would he remain the same, which was the way of the elves? Or would he have discovered that he was meant to change?
She did her best to forget *him* for the moment. Tomorrow would be another grueling day. Saria regretted her lapse in judgment, she really should have been in bed hours ago. Odd thoughts like this kept her out of bed and staring at the moon.
A thought as old as time itself passed into her mind and brought a smile to her face. Maybe Link too was staring at this same moon, thinking of me.
Abruptly, Saria closed the shade, throwing the room into a dark pit. She made her way to her bed and stated humming a forest song. She smiled as Link's large childish eyes flashed before hers. Maybe he's return someday. That was definitely a happier thought that made her hope… Saria drifted off to sleep, still subtly smiling.
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Author's Note: This is only part 1 of some odd number of parts. Please advise if I should post more.
*denotes emphasis* but …most of this fic is thinking, so I won't bother specifying
Destiny Bites
___________
Saria sighed as she gazed out the round window that allowed the milky moonlight to filter into her home among the trees. It was not a content sigh, more one of despair and borderline depression.
It had been almost seven long yeas since her best friend had gone into the world and not returned. For elves, time normally passed in the blink of a almond shaped eye. Saria felt every day of the past seven years.
Why had Link vanished? What evil spirit was he fighting? Was it the one inside?
Saria blinked halfway, not bothering to open her eyes again. Her mind wandered from the comfy window seat of reality to a wooden bridge so many long hours ago.
She had sat in the shadows…watching him leave after he'd taken what he needed. No last goodbye, no fond farewell. Just gone in the blink of an eye. He never knew what he left behind. A shadow of pain rippled across her face.
What if he found out who he was truly meant to be? Everyone had a destiny, some purpose to guide them through life.
Saria opened her eyes and sighed again. Evil was spreading through Hyrule. Unstoppable, all-powerful, spirit crushing evil. And poor Link was out somewhere in the thick of it.
Why had her thoughts turned to him so many times?
It wasn't because Saria was bored silly. If anything, she was ignoring her duties right now. She had found out who she was meant to be in the last few years. After the evil invaded Kokari, Saria awoke as the Sage of the Forest.
As much as she wished and as hard as she tried, the evil could not be stopped. There were rumors that this evil would choke the life out of Hyrule. All life would cease to have meaning and the country side would become a barren wasteland.
Those were very despairing rumors. There is no hope, no way out. Except for a sister rumor. One which told of a hero of time. Someone who had the power to travel times, maybe back to the happier days.
Like seven years ago…when Link still lived in his tree home. What was wrong with her?
Saria couldn't help imagining Link seven years older. Would he remain the same, which was the way of the elves? Or would he have discovered that he was meant to change?
She did her best to forget *him* for the moment. Tomorrow would be another grueling day. Saria regretted her lapse in judgment, she really should have been in bed hours ago. Odd thoughts like this kept her out of bed and staring at the moon.
A thought as old as time itself passed into her mind and brought a smile to her face. Maybe Link too was staring at this same moon, thinking of me.
Abruptly, Saria closed the shade, throwing the room into a dark pit. She made her way to her bed and stated humming a forest song. She smiled as Link's large childish eyes flashed before hers. Maybe he's return someday. That was definitely a happier thought that made her hope… Saria drifted off to sleep, still subtly smiling.
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