Heyy!
So guys, I was reading one-shots and I found a few I LOVED and this was one that had the honor of becoming a whole, huge story! Please R&R! CAUTION: I REDID IT TO WHERE IT WAS FROM ZELDA'S POV!
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Prologue: The Missing Link
I nervously hummed, frustratingly kicking my legs back and forth in the middle of Owlan's lesson. School was one of my number one priorities; Link being another, yet the boy was nowhere to be found during such an important lesson. I always scolded him when he missed a day, so what was so important that he had to miss it? I had spent all morning on the island of Skyloft in search of my beloved friend, but he was nowhere to be found. I was almost late to class because of him! Unfortunately, if I desired to further search the island for Link then I'd have to wait until after class.
Something suddenly hit me back, and I turned around in a fluster. Another paper ball was flung into my face, this time completely by accident. I scowled at the creature who threw the ball; Groose. Of course it was only to his curiosity that he was throwing the ball. "I don't see that Link anywhere," he whispered with a smirk, although much too loud because the teacher clearly heard.
"If you're so concerned, then you may leave the classroom and search for him, Groose," Owlan teased, although the playful smile was absent from his face. He turned to his chalkboard and continued on with his lesson.
This made me uneasy. It was obvious to everyone that Groose and Link had never gotten along since they were children, so had that fiend done something to the poor boy? I felt myself tense up, completely enraged with that Groose. It was already hard enough to concentrate on the lesson, but now I couldn't focus one bit. What happened to Link? Where was he? Had Groose done something? Link wasn't in his bedroom this morning or anywhere across town. Some of the only places I hadn't checked were the cave and the Goddess Statue. Maybe he had fallen off one of the ledges. Maybe he was plummeting to his death or worse- he was beneath the clouds and fighting for his life against these horrid creatures. Anything could have happened to him. He could be-
"Zelda, class has ended," Owlan suddenly spoke, awaking me from my thoughts.
My questioning eyes darted up at him, and I quickly took a hold of my books. "Sorry, professor! I wasn't-"
"Paying attention?" He chuckled. The teacher nodded and smiled, taking seat at his desk. "It's alright. You're a smart girl, so I know you'll catch up. If it means anything to you, I thought I saw Link over at the pond early this morning around sunrise. He was most likely fishing."
I nodded and immediately stood from my desk, dashing out of the classroom. The only problem was that I had already searched there, and he wasn't anywhere near the pond. Had he possibly fallen in and drowned? Or maybe the current carried him off of the island. My heart raced at a rapid pace as I quickly rushed outside, swinging the doors open. I then rushed through the gate and sped for the pond, and not to my surprise, he was nowhere to be seen. Out at the edge of the pool, Groose and his sidekicks could clearly be seen fishing, laughing like nothing was wrong. I pouted. They must have had something to do with Link's absence.
I stomped my feet as I approached them, stopping right behind the three with my hands placed on my hips. "Where is he?!" I shouted, startling the trio. They all silently turned to look at me, probably fearful of what I would do. "Well?" I asked again, tapping my foot.
"I have nothing to do with him," Groose huffed, turning back to the pond again. "I was only asking about him this morning. Why do you always gotta protect him?"
I stood there in silence, wondering myself. The other two turned around, paying no mind to me any longer. I now felt left alone. They weren't going to help me, and neither were the adults. Link always went off on his own and turned up later, so of course no one worried for him, for they were used to the treatment. But I was always worrying. Link was always on my mind, and yet I didn't know why. Was Link thinking about me as much as I thought about him? Apparently not or else he would be thinking about how worried I was.
I pouted and clenched my fists, turning abruptly on my heel and marching off. I thought it would be wise to wait for him to show up again, but there was no way I could do that. Instead, I sped into a run towards the Isle of the Goddess in search of that troublesome boy. I couldn't see why anyone would be all the way up there at this time of day, but there was always a possibility that he was located somewhere up on that island.
I ended up approaching Jakamar as I trudged up the staircase. He was working on fixing the gate on the isle, as that's what he constantly did; fix things. He looked back at me and smiled. "What are you doing all the way up here?" He pondered.
My eyebrows rose in worry as I slowed to a stop by him. "You wouldn't have happened to see Link pass by, would you? He didn't show up to his lesson today," I informed, my voice shivering in fear.
Jakamar leaned away from his work and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Nope, haven't seen him since yesterday. He probably took a walk or something. He'll show up soon enough like he always does." And with that, he went straight back to his work without another word or worry.
I let out a quiet sigh and moved on towards the isle, making my way to the Goddess Statue. My eyes darted from one corner to the other, but Link was nowhere to be found. What if something terrible happened to him? After all, Owlan said he was by the pond earlier, so he could have slipped in and drowned. Who knew what could have happened? I shook my head, trying to break away from those terrible thoughts.
I approached the statue of Hylia and gazed up at it in all of its glory. Oh, how elegantly did the sunshine bestow its golden light on the marvel? I dropped to my knees and clasped my hands together, starting off into a silent prayer, begging for a sign of direction. I always wondered where he went off to and it always greatly worried me. If I at least knew where he disappeared to on days like these then maybe I would feel easier about things like this. Please, my goddess Hylia keep Link safe and forgive him for everything he did wrong and protect him. My eyes drifted from the floor and I looked up at statue, finishing my prayer.
I forced myself up to my feet and began to heavily trudge back into the depths of Skyloft. The only place left to check was the cave, and I never dared to set foot in there. However, there was nowhere else to look. His Loftwing flew about the area, but Link wasn't on it so he obviously wasn't there. His Loftwing didn't even look the least bit concerned. Maybe I was overreacting. Or maybe I should board my own Loftwing and get a better search of the island.
With a single whistle and a run for the edge of the island, I leapt off of the side and dived right onto my bird, which easily snatched me from the air. It then flapped its mighty wings and crowed, lifting higher into the air so I could get a better look at the island. I squinted to see all what was down there. Familiar faces walked through the village of Skyloft, but none of them looked even remotely similar to Link. After about an hour of scanning from the air, I realized he wasn't about to reveal himself. I let out a pout, realizing how idiotic it was to search from the air.
But it wasn't idiotic. Maybe he was somewhere on one of the neighboring islands. I urged my beloved Loftwing to pass over the other islands in search of my friend. He had to be somewhere on these lands, but where could he possibly be?
It was now sunset. I had constantly searched all day. I landed on every island and ventured inside every building but I absolutely could not find him for the life of me. I buried my face in my hands as my Loftwing landed back on the solid ground of Skyloft. I couldn't control myself; I was sobbing right through my fingers. I had worked myself up and stressed myself out over something so little. Link always disappeared and came back around. Always. It was completely stupid to cry over something like that. I quickly wiped my eyes and sent my Loftwing away, watching her bird retreat to the sky.
I sniffled. It was about time to give up and head back. He would show up soon, anyhow. As I was heading back for the school, I suddenly stopped. I still hadn't checked the cave, mainly because I was stalling all day. I turned back to look at it, familiarly guarded by those planks. Maybe he was in there and maybe he wasn't, but I was desperate to find out by that point. I turned on my heel and began to make my way back down into town, heading straight for the blockaded cave.
As I approached the caves, I began to feel more and more tense. She stopped at the fence, observing it. "Keep out," it warned. Surely Link wasn't as foolish as to step foot in there, was he? Even if he did, I was still foolish enough to follow. I placed my hand on one of the boards and then ducked my head, squeezing my way inside. With a budge and a kick and a huff, I managed to push my way inside.
I stumbled inside of the cave, almost losing my balance as I entered. My eyes looked about the cavern, studying the walls. Keeses perched themselves upside down along the ceiling while threatening ChuChus wobbled about the floor. This place looked absolutely frightening. I couldn't believe I was about to cross through here in search for my friend. At this point, I highly doubted that he ever walked through here, yet I was somewhat hopeful that maybe he was at the end of this cave. With a deep breath, I crossed my fingers and cautiously moved forward into the cavern.
My eyes trailed from one monster to the other, hoping to the goddess that they wouldn't come near me. I should have grabbed a stick or some sort of weapon to defend myself in case one of them came close, but unfortunately I wasn't thinking when I came inside. I was only thinking of my emotions and Link, the lost child. One of the chuchus noticed me and let out a small growl. It then rushed for me, which was quite slow considering it was only a blob. Despite the size and speed, I screamed and dashed away from it, racing further into the cave. It was a mistake to have come here. The Keeses took notice to my footsteps and squeaked, flapping their wings and dive bombing me. I shrieked and ran faster away from the enemies.
In the distance I could clearly see the light at the end of the cave. Was that it? The exit? This cave was no ordinary cave; caves were supposed to be sealed to a stopping point, weren't they? Nonetheless, I was grateful that there was an opening at the end. I dashed for my escape, moving my legs as fast as I could for the exit, my blonde strands of hair waved about behind me. My gasps became heavier with time. I couldn't even remember the last time I exerted so much energy or moved so fast. In a matter of moments, I sprouted out of the cave and into the sunlight, the sunset washing me in a ray of gold. I slowed to a stop to catch my breath. I was safe out here.
What was this place, exactly? I had never been down here before. It was just a piece of land connected to the very bottom of Skyloft, like a lower cliff. I wondered why I had never noticed it before when riding on my Loftwing. I began to stride forward, looking about in every direction. My eyes suddenly locked onto something on the ground. It was a boy, but not just any boy. That boy was Link, lying possibly unconscious on the ground. "Link!" I cried, rushing to his side. I fell to my knees and began shaking his chest. "Oh, Link! Please, wake up!"
Link's eyes slowly fluttered open. He sat up and stretched his arms out, following with a yawn. He then turned his head to look at his friend and said, "Huh? Hi, Zelda."
I felt all of my worry and stresses disappear into anger. I suddenly stood on my feet and clenched my fists. "You were asleep the entire time?! Napping all day?! Is that what you do when you leave? Do you ever even think about how worried I am?" I shouted it all in a mouthful.
Link only blinked, confused by her sudden change of emotion.
I pouted and shook my head. I shouldn't have been angry. After all, this is what I prayed for; Link's safety. The goddess had gladly answered my prayers and showed me the way. Now I knew where he went day in and day out and no longer needed to worry. I sat down next to Link, suddenly smiling. "No, you're fine. I shouldn't be mad. I'm just glad you're safe," I confirmed, resting my head on his shoulder. "But please⦠don't worry me like this anymore, promise?"
"I promise." Link said warmly and rested his head on top of mine and we stared out at the sunset. I smiled to myself and shut my eyes, my heart fluttering with the handsome Link sitting beside me. Maybe Link should disappear more often.
Did you like? This is NOT mine. Not this chapter, it belongs to Mekuda. It was a one-shot, but was perfect for a big story. So the following chapters' mistakes will be on me, not Mekuda. And please tell me if I made some mistakes when I recreated it in Zelda's mind. Yes, I recreated the end to where Zelda's heart was fluttering because I wanted that part in, but it couldn't be from Link's POV because it was Zelda's POV. And Link talked because in my chapters, Link talks. Anyway, hope you liked!
Kitty Wkiskers, out!
P.S.: Link and Zelda are eighteen.
