note: thanks to vincentvampy for bugging me into typing this out.
disclaimer: Nintendo's sandbox and toys, not mine, except Sheik, kinda.
The Sages' Sheik
.chapter one.
He crouched in a corner of Hyrule Castle's gardens,
rolling up the cuffs on his pants. Even though he was
nine years of age and deserving of his apprentice
outfit, the boy couldn't fill out Impa's hand me
downs. She had reluctantly given him the clothes that
morning, eyeing his small form critically.
"You'll be learning stealth until your body can
handle weapons training. Agreed, Sheik?" Her cool
voice hadn't betrayed the curl of her lips when he
began to bounce excitedly.
"Yes Impa!" Sheik had all but slammed into her body
under the guise of a thankful hug.
That had been this morning and the sun was now high
above the castle, shining into the gardens. He had
tripped twice on the pants and nearly strangled
himself when the cloak caught on a hedge.
He stood, checking over his new clothes. The white
and blue banding made his arms and legs stick out from
his body, folds rippling where the extra material
bunched. The symbol etched onto his cloak was the
Sheikah Eye, bright red to show his newcoming to the
teachings. He couldn't wait to show off to Zelda his
new status as a Sheikah apprentice. It wasn't as grand
as being Hyrule's Heir, but it was still something he
decided.
Moving silently away from the corner, the boy hurried
down the stone path to the courtyard. He had been on
his way to visit Zelda in the first place, until the
over-long pants had slowed him. Sheik paused in shock
at the courtyard's entrance.
Somebody had gotten by the guards and him as well!
He snuck closer to Zelda, staring at the boy while
listening to them talk. The boy was small, small as he
was and dressed from hat to shorts in green clothes.
Sheik eyed the shield and tiny sword on the boy's back
with a bit of envy. All he was ever allowed to use
were dumb deku nuts.
A glowing ball caught his attention. Zelda's happy
squeal informed him that it was a faerie. Sheik
watched with some confusion as Zelda led the boy to
the window, then quickly scribble him a letter. What
was she playing at now? He frowned after the boy and
his faerie, grinning as Impa dragged him out of the
courtyard by his shield strap.
"What do you think of our Hero of Time?" Zelda's soft
voice questioned. Sheik felt his mouth drop open.
"That pipsqueak is the Hero of Time?" He blurted,
wanting to drag the boy back to look him over more
closely.
"He will be. For now, he is the faerie boy from my
dreams, the one to collect the three Spiritual Stones
and save Hyrule from that Gerudo thief." Zelda
practically spat out the last words, glaring back at
the window. She startled when Sheik began to laugh.
"Him? Faerie boy? He's just a kid like us. Nobody
would give us the Stones, even if we were to save
Hyrule. He won't get them Zelda, I'm sure of it." He
declared, his chuckles dying off at the determined
look on her face.
"Then you're going to have to follow Faerie boy and
make sure he gets the Stones." She ordered, looking
every inch Hyrule's Princess. Sheik frowned at her
momentarily, knowing she was right...but he was a
Sheikah apprentice now, not a dumb babysitter!
"We can't afford to fail in this Sheik, or should I
ask Impa?" Zelda was the only Hylian he knew that
could smile so sweetly and threaten obedience at the
same time. Impa had obviously taught her.
Sheik tugged on his hood, muttering about dumb faerie
boys and overbearing Princesses as he hurried out of
the courtyard.
-end chapter one.
disclaimer: Nintendo's sandbox and toys, not mine, except Sheik, kinda.
The Sages' Sheik
.chapter one.
He crouched in a corner of Hyrule Castle's gardens,
rolling up the cuffs on his pants. Even though he was
nine years of age and deserving of his apprentice
outfit, the boy couldn't fill out Impa's hand me
downs. She had reluctantly given him the clothes that
morning, eyeing his small form critically.
"You'll be learning stealth until your body can
handle weapons training. Agreed, Sheik?" Her cool
voice hadn't betrayed the curl of her lips when he
began to bounce excitedly.
"Yes Impa!" Sheik had all but slammed into her body
under the guise of a thankful hug.
That had been this morning and the sun was now high
above the castle, shining into the gardens. He had
tripped twice on the pants and nearly strangled
himself when the cloak caught on a hedge.
He stood, checking over his new clothes. The white
and blue banding made his arms and legs stick out from
his body, folds rippling where the extra material
bunched. The symbol etched onto his cloak was the
Sheikah Eye, bright red to show his newcoming to the
teachings. He couldn't wait to show off to Zelda his
new status as a Sheikah apprentice. It wasn't as grand
as being Hyrule's Heir, but it was still something he
decided.
Moving silently away from the corner, the boy hurried
down the stone path to the courtyard. He had been on
his way to visit Zelda in the first place, until the
over-long pants had slowed him. Sheik paused in shock
at the courtyard's entrance.
Somebody had gotten by the guards and him as well!
He snuck closer to Zelda, staring at the boy while
listening to them talk. The boy was small, small as he
was and dressed from hat to shorts in green clothes.
Sheik eyed the shield and tiny sword on the boy's back
with a bit of envy. All he was ever allowed to use
were dumb deku nuts.
A glowing ball caught his attention. Zelda's happy
squeal informed him that it was a faerie. Sheik
watched with some confusion as Zelda led the boy to
the window, then quickly scribble him a letter. What
was she playing at now? He frowned after the boy and
his faerie, grinning as Impa dragged him out of the
courtyard by his shield strap.
"What do you think of our Hero of Time?" Zelda's soft
voice questioned. Sheik felt his mouth drop open.
"That pipsqueak is the Hero of Time?" He blurted,
wanting to drag the boy back to look him over more
closely.
"He will be. For now, he is the faerie boy from my
dreams, the one to collect the three Spiritual Stones
and save Hyrule from that Gerudo thief." Zelda
practically spat out the last words, glaring back at
the window. She startled when Sheik began to laugh.
"Him? Faerie boy? He's just a kid like us. Nobody
would give us the Stones, even if we were to save
Hyrule. He won't get them Zelda, I'm sure of it." He
declared, his chuckles dying off at the determined
look on her face.
"Then you're going to have to follow Faerie boy and
make sure he gets the Stones." She ordered, looking
every inch Hyrule's Princess. Sheik frowned at her
momentarily, knowing she was right...but he was a
Sheikah apprentice now, not a dumb babysitter!
"We can't afford to fail in this Sheik, or should I
ask Impa?" Zelda was the only Hylian he knew that
could smile so sweetly and threaten obedience at the
same time. Impa had obviously taught her.
Sheik tugged on his hood, muttering about dumb faerie
boys and overbearing Princesses as he hurried out of
the courtyard.
-end chapter one.