Hey guys! So it said in the Summary tht I'm using Nicole from Kenzi333's the Legend of Zelda: Dark Castle. I promise, I got permission from Kenzi333 to use the character.

Chapter 1

I glanced at my schedule and walked into the classroom then looked around, uncomfortable in this new environment. The teacher caught my attention, beckoning me to her.

"You're Kayla Williams, correct?"

I nodded.

"Good. I'm Mrs. Anders, and I've seated you next to Nicole, over there," Mrs. Anders gestured to a girl with long blonde hair who was twisted around in her chair, talking to the boy behind her. "We're having an assessment soon; you don't need to take it if you feel uncomfortable with the material."

"Okay," I said quietly, and headed over to the seat to the right of Nicole.

I sat down beside her as Mrs. Anders raised her voice to get everyone's attention.

"Alright! As you all know we have a test coming up next week, and I have study guides that I want you working on today," a collective groan rippled across the classroom. I put my books and binder under my new desk as Mrs. Anders handed out papers with study guides.

I received one of the papers and passed the rest behind me. The material seemed to cover the Atomic Theory and Kinetic energy, which I had already done and passed in the last school I went to.

I folded the study guide and took out my book from under my desk, one I had already read three times. I finished the chapter I was on and everyone around me was still using their textbooks and study guides to review. I leaned back in my chair, my light brown hair falling over the back of it.

I closed my eyes and thought of my plans for the evening, then sighed and sat up in my seat again. Leaning over and down, I searched my binder for my yellow highlighter. My fingers brushed over it, and went back to retrieve their prize. Sitting up, I leaned over and brought my left hand up on top of the desk, my hair forming a curtain, ensuring nobody would see what I was doing. I glanced at Nicole and the girl on my right, and uncapped the highlighter.

I brought the tip of the writing tool to the back of my hand and drew a triangle. Then another, diagonal to it, it's top touching the lower left tip of the first triangle, and finally one more triangle on the other side. The Triforce. I spent the next little while drawing a detailed replica of the Legend of Zelda logo on the back of my hand, but then there was a loud slap on my desk coming from my left.

Stares came from all around the room and Nicole looked apologetically at her classmates. Then she turned her gaze to me and whispered something I couldn't quite make out.

"What?" I whispered.

"You like Zelda?" she whispered a bit louder.

I blushed a little bit and nodded. Nicole grinned and said, "Me too!"

I gave her a small smile and she returned to her work, and I went back to my little drawing.

~X~

Nicole ended up sitting with me at lunch my first day at my new school, and she brought a friend with her too. It was the boy I had seen her talking to in our science class, Jason. We spent most of lunch talking about the Zelda series, mostly the newest game, The Legend of Zelda: Dark Castle, which Nicole had actually just beat.

"Seriously? You already beat Ganondorf? I'm only in the Shadow Temple!"

"That still makes you a pretty fast player, and that one mini boss in the temple in the desert was so tricky! It took me an afternoon to defeat it without looking on the Internet how to do it," said Jason.

"Really?" I commented. "It took my maybe an hour at most. The key was to make sure you used the slingshot instead of the bow."

"Well I know that now."

"I would have never guessed it. They always have you use he more recent weapons," Nicole chimed in. Talking about the game seemed almost foreign to her.

"We should get together and play one of the games sometime," Nicole said.

"I bet I could beat Ocarina of Time faster than you can," I said to Jason.

"Is that a challenge, newbie?"

"I believe it is indeed," Nicole deemed.

"Why you guys come over to my house this weekend? Bring your games and I'll take you on," I said with confidence, holding out my hand for Jason to shake.

He clasped my hand and shook it.

"Deal. Remember though, when I win, you brought this on yourself."

"Sure. You just tell yourself that."

Thanks for reading! Hoped you liked chapter one! Sorry it's so short.

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