"Link!"
Zelda's voice echoes through my head, but it's pitch black, so I have absolutely no idea where her voice is coming from.
"Over here, you idiot!"
It continues. I hear a voice, but I don't see the body where the voice comes from. It sounds like she's pleaing for help though.
If you want to talk to me so bad, come over here.
I hear her voice in my head. "I can't, Link, I'm stuck!"
I walk around a bit, and suddenly a small but visible light appears ahead of me. I can't see what the light is illuminating, but I see the light. As I get closer to it, I see Zelda, her torso and above visible, but the rest of her seems to be covered or nonexistent.
"Zelda.. why are you here? Where exactly are we..?"I whisper, in fear that someone will hear me.
"Listen, I can't say what now but something important will happen, and you need to wake up and realize it." A figure from behind her, a presumably dark and malevolent one, jabs something sharp in her back, and what is visible of her body lays in its own blood.
Wake up... those words echo through my head, until I finally do wake up, hyperventilating, with Zelda kneeling next to my bed poking my cheek with her finger and mumbling, "Wake up... wake up..."
I realize what I was previously experiencing was all a nightmare, and look at Zelda for a moment, before grabbing her and hugging her tight.
"Oh man, Zelda, I just had the craziest dream. You were.. I don't know, severed? And it was dark, and you were telling me to wake up and realize something, and then you.." My voice faded out, I didn't want to discuss her tragic death in my dream as the thought of it saddened me too much.
"Link, it's okay, I'm not severed or dead, obviously. I'm fine. And you need to get out of bed and get dressed, we have school soon."
I sighed and released her from my grip, getting out of my bed and stretching for a few moments before grabbing my uniform and quickly slipping it on. Lucky for me, it doesn't seem to bother Zelda that I'm getting dressed in front of her. I wouldn't mind seeing her half-dressed either, but that's besides the point.
About fifteen minutes later, me and Zelda arrive at school, and are sitting in our homeroom classroom with all of her friends. I'd say they're my friends too, but being around most of them makes me want to stab my eyes, so I guess we're all acquainted.
I hear the usual teasing from them, asking why we were late again today, and if Zelda and I are dating and such, which they know all the answers to. One boy, who I especially hate, makes a remark on how they should be asking him if he and Zelda are dating, because he believes they are very close. They, of course, aren't, as everybody knows that Zelda's best friend is me.
They still don't understand how we're so close, as we're the total opposites, me being the laziest and most unproductive person ever and her being the most productive and useful girl on the planet.
Not too long after we arrive, class starts and I'm stuck sitting in front of Groose, who constantly pesters me about Zelda, and behind Fledge, who is my awkward neighbor who ultimately isn't very fun to be around, but he's tolerable.
After a few hours, lunch starts, and most of our classmates leave to go buy a lunch or talk to other friends in other classes, leaving me alone with Zelda. She comes and sits where Fledge's seat is and looks at me, smiling. "How has your day been so far, Link?"
Her smile makes my heart melt, but I keep my cool and act like it doesn't phase me and smile back. "It's been alright I guess. Groose still asks me about you, and Fledge still keeps minimal conversation. How's yours been so far?" She giggles at this and rests her arms on my desk. "Well, Keet doesn't really talk to me, as he's more focused on Kina, but Karane is nice to talk to, but she still thinks we're secretly dating, and keeps pestering me on that. I don't think she knows the definition of platonic."
Ouch. Platonic. I hate that word, it reminds me that me and Zelda will never have a romantic relationship, because she's too busy and I'm too lazy. I frown slightly, but cover it up with a quick fake-grin, to let her know I'm not upset.
She doesn't seem to notice the frown. "Hey, Link.. since it's Friday, do you want to come over and watch movies and play games or something? If you're up to it.."
"Of course! I'd never miss hanging out with you, it's the only thing I really look forward to every week."
She blushes slightly and smiles. "Alright then, I'll see you tonight, be there at 6!" She smiles, stands up, and leaves the classroom, presumably to go talk to her friends or fix her hair or something.
The thought of hanging out with her makes my heart beat quickly. Maybe.. maybe I can get some time to tell her I like her. There is a good possibility, though, that she'll reject me, or think I'm weird. Zelda wouldn't like a lazy, boring person like me. I brush off the thought and stand up, to roam around the halls for a bit longer before class starts.