When you first look into a mirror what do you think? Do you think there's someone on the other side or maybe that it's a copycat copying all of your movements or just you looking at yourself. I always thought it was just me but now...I'm starting to wonder if there's someone on the other side, maybe they are wondering the same question as well...I never expected that my life would be turned around with this simple question.
Introduction: A peaceful life
There I lay on the ground; grass tickling me as the wind blew, the scent of hay and flowers filled the air and the cries of goats echoed through the air.
"HEY! Luna wake up!" a voice yelled in the distance, disturbing my sleep.
My eyes squinted before slowly opening them, the sun shining brightly; I moved my hand to cover my eyes as I pulled myself up.
The figure in the distance approached me as they gave me a frowning look of annoyance. The figure was a boy with short blonde hair that matched with the sun's rays. He has sapphire blue eyes like the ocean and he had a small scar along his eye due to a….'incident' he had. He wore a white sleeveless top with short cloth pants, with patches of dirt on them, and he wore no shoes as he walked around in his bare feet.
"I knew I'd find you snoozing around, like you always do Luna" he smirked as he crossed his arms
"I don't always do it and besides…..You're better at work than me, a girl shouldn't work so hard as men" I rubbed my eye as a cheeky grin appeared on my face
"What am I going to do with you….? You're weaker than your friend out of town" he sighed as he placed his hand on his forehead
"She isn't weak! She can knock you out in seconds! You're just jealous that everyone admires her!" I quickly stood up in protest as I clutched my fist in rage as I frowned at him
"Pfft. Like I need to be jealous of a girl…." He swished his head away in detest
"Oh…isn't it your sisters birthday today?" My fists lessened its grip as the anger subsided
"Y-Yeah…I came to ask if you wanted to come with me to give her birthday present" he lowered his head slowly as his voice turned soft
"Sure…I'm sure she'll be happy with more visitors" I gave him a slight smile as I put my hand on his shoulder, letting him know that I'm here for him
We both nodded as he gently slides my hand off my shoulder as we both started walking.
As we walked down the hill, away from the paddock, the village came into view, building built with brightly coloured tiles that reflected the sun rays and a flowing river courses through into a small lake filled with colourful fish.
The boy sighed under his breath as he continued walking, past the store and continued his way to my friend's house. I started to slightly jog to catch up to him as we exited the main part of the village. As we turned left an old tree stood there, with a door on top with a ladder to help reach the door and next to the ladder it said a sign next to it; I walked over to it as dust covered most of the writing engraved on it…I couldn't disciple it.
I ignored the sign as I quickly followed the boy again before he left behind…like last time. I caught up to him as air began to rush in and out of my mouth, gasping for air.
After walking for a bit we turned left to find a small river pond shining a bright gold as it reflected the sun ray's and the waterfall rushed into the water as it made a splashing noise.
We stopped as two people sat down close to it, talking softly, as a horse stood close by. They turned around as they heard us coming; the first person was a man, in his forty's or fifty's, he had short blonde hair with a bandage wrapped around his forehead and wore green and white clothes as he carried a sword on the side of his waist in its holding case.
The second was my friend…the one who lives in the tree. They wore a white singlet with a green one sided crop top that covered it and a belt on their waist as they wore brown daggy pants. They had a dark blonde hair, almost brown, with ocean blue eyes that shined in the sunlight.
"S-Sorry…did we interrupt you two?" I tensed up as my shoulders went in and I clutched my fists in embarrassment as heat began to rise in my cheeks
"No, we were about to lock up the place" The man spoke as he stood up, patting his pants to get rid of the dirt
"Here to pay tribute to your sister Leon?" the person stood up as they too patted themselves to get rid of dirt as they smiled at us
"yeah…? So what….It has nothing to do with you" Leon clutched onto the flowers as he looked away from the person
"you're not the only one who misses her Leon…Mind if I join?" the person's smile slightly faded as they walked over to their horse and brushed their hand on the horse's neck and stroked it gently
"We don't-" he sighed deeply as he frowned at her
"Sure! I'm sure she'll be glad people are here to see her!" I grinned as I interrupted what Leon was about to say
He stared at me angrily as he looked away and kept on walking as we followed. He pushed some vines out of the way as he walked to the corner. A small stone tablet rested in the ground as candles stood on its side. He kneeled down as he wiped the dust off it as a name showed up
"Illia…" he whispered softly as he gazed upon the stone
we slowly came up behind him as we sat down on the cold rocky ground. He pulled out the a bouquet of flowers as he placed it in front of the stone
"I've never really known my sister…she died from birth along with my mother, I was lucky enough to survive. All I know is her name…sometimes I wonder what it would've been like if she survived but I know that'll never happen" he slightly smiled as he stopped kneeling and sat on the ground as he held back his pain
"You never know…there might be another world out there where she might be alive" I crossed my arms as I spoke out loud to them
"Another world…? Do you have rocks in your head or something; I doubt there's another universe like ours" Leon turned his head around and gave me an odd expression as he sighed
"Well SORRY! At least I have a sense of imagination!" I snarled as I looked away from him in protest
"What good will that do? The only thing you're good at is writing stories and imagining impossible things that'll never happen" he snarled at me as he raised his voice
"Jeez…why are you two always fighting? You act like a pair of siblings" my friend placed her hand on their forehead as they sighed to themselves
"It's not our fault…after all the idiot across me started it" Leon and me mumbled as we pointed at each other
A moment of silence took over as we stared at each other angrily
"At least Illia knows that there's someone to look after her brother! Anyway should we be heading back? I don't want to spend the night out here" She smiled as they stood up and brushed the dirt off her pants as she grabbed the reins of her horse
We stopped snarling as we both nodded and stood up. Leon glared at the stone sadly…I gently placed my hand on his shoulder he looked at me. He turned around as we walked back together to the town.
"So what were you and Collin's father talking about anyway?" I looked over at my friend as I placed my hands behind my back
"Hm? Oh that. He was asking me if I wanted to go to Hyrule castle to deliver something to the royal family" she looked at me as a small cheeky grin expression appeared.
"Hyrule castle…? Why would they let a wimp like you to Hyrule castle?" Leon scoffed as he looked at her strangely
"I told you she isn't a wimp! Be more respectful!" I shouted as I pointed at him angrily
"Calm down Luna! Well…I don't know why I was asked to go but I don't mind I guess, If I'm lucky enough I might meet the royal family themselves" She thought to herself as she placed her hand on her chin
"Um…What's Hyrule castle again…?" I looked at them strangely
"You're such an idiot Luna…Hyrule castle is the capital of the land; it's a busy marketplace and the royal family lives there" Leon sighed as he placed his hand on my head heavily
"Oh yeah! Doesn't a princess or a prince live there?" I clapped my hands together as I remembered them. I pushed Leon's hand on my head as I looked at him
"No one really knows really…I heard it's a prince by the name of 'Shiek'" Leon moved his hands on his hips as he replied to my question
"a prince? I heard it was a beautiful princess by the name of Zelda" she looked at Leon strangely
everything went silent for a moment
"Is this person a cross dresser or something?" I narrowed my eyes as I spoke out loud
"Show some respect Luna!" Leon frowned as he thudded his fist on the top of my head
"Owie! What was that for?" My hands gently rubbed my head as I gave him the puppy eyes
"You don't rip off the royal family of Hyrule, Luna. Can't you just think to yourself?" we stopped walked as Leon placed his hand on his forehead and stared at me
"But then things would be quiet! I don't like it when there's sudden silence" I waved me arms about as I whined
"Anyway guys…if you haven't noticed this is my stop" she smiled as she pointed behind her at the tree. She led the horse beside the tree as she stroked her neck
I looked at the sign again as I closely examined it
"What's this supposed to say?" I squinted my eyes as I tried to make out the writing
"Can't you read it? It says 'Link's house'" she walked away from the horse over to me as she pointed at the letters
"Oh! I couldn't read it...it's all worn" I slowly nodded as I looked at her
"I'll repaint it tomorrow. Anyway you two 'Lovebirds' can go ahead alone, I have some things I need to do inside" she started to climb the ladder as she opened the door halfway
"L-Lovebirds? Stop messing around Link! We're just close friends you jerk!" My face lit up bright red as I shouted at her angrily
"Like I'd want to go out with her!" Leon shouted as he roused at Link
"Then why are you making such a big deal out of it...C ya!" A mischievous grin lit on her face as she closed the door behind her
"LINK!" we both shouted loudly as birds flew out of the area
"A-Anyway I'm finally getting my item tomorrow" I calmed down as I flicked my hair out of my right eye
"Item...? Isn't an antique from Hyrule or something?" He sighed as he crossed his arms and looked at me as we walked in the direction of the village
"yeah! It's a mirror that weird trader offered, I finally got enough ruppes to buy it! It's a bit dusty but all it needs is a good shine and it'll be good as new" I nodded cheerfully as we walked past Talos, the goat herder
"It better be worth it after all...it cost you about 100 rupees didn't it? You could've bought some decent clothes" his arms dropped down to his sides as he looked away
"Excuse me? My clothes are just fine! Maybe you should get your hair cut; someone might mistake you for a girl!" A frowned as I crossed my arms
as his mouth opened, about to say something; he suddenly stopped as he looked to his right, looking at his house
"This is my stop...I guess I should...thank you for coming along to see Illia with me...I appreciate it" he spoke softly as he walked up to the door
"It's okay...I'm sure she enjoyed your visit...well I guess I'll see you tomorrow" I nodded slowly as I placed my hands behind my back
"Yeah...but first I have to go back to Link's house, Epona looked a bit dirty today" he nodded as he walked off and headed to Link's house
"Okay...C ya later Leon!" I shouted as I waved off to him and headed towards the paddock.
"Now what am I going to do...? I don't have a house yet and I don't want to bother anyone. Maybe I'll sleep under the stars tonight" I thought to myself as I climbed the slope and passed through the gate
I walked over to where I was resting before Leon woke me up as my bag rested on the grass. I opened it as I pulled out a small tent and started setting it up.
When it was finally done I placed the sleeping bag inside as I placed my bag near the top as I slipped inside the blanket and rested my head on the bag like a pillow
"Hopefully mosquitoes won't get through...or the goats...last time I did this the goats chewed on the tent thinking it was something to be eaten and...One of them even managed to get in; it scared the living daylights out of me!" I looked up towards the ceiling of the tent as I could still hear the goats cries outside
"Stop thinking Luna...just wake up already" I shook my head left and right as I closed my eyes and tried drifting off to sleep
I thought this would last...spending time with my friends, being mad at Leon and most of all living a peaceful life. But I had no idea of the dark evil that was soon to come over our world