Heyo guys! It's Avril here, and this is my first story that I will NOT be deleting after only a month of being up on here! Nothing else really to say other than I hope you enjoy! Now remember, reviews are welcomed and honored!
The Legend of Zelda series belongs to Nintendo.
Your name is Adelaide Blake, and oh my god, it's your birthday.
That's right, your birthday! Today, you turn fourteen. Not exactly that old, but it's better than being a middle school brat, right?
Sitting up in your bed, you rubbed the sleep out of your chocolate brown eyes. You took a look around your room, smiling happily. A few years ago, while you were away for the summer with a group of friends, your parents had repainted your room to make it look as though you were in the middle of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Cell-shaded waves covered your room with small islands dotting the horizon line, and seagulls flew aimlessly around the walls. It was an early birthday present from them, and you wondered if this year's present would live up to it. The past couple of years had, after all.
Hopping out of bed and right into the shower, you couldn't help but feel as though something was amiss. Rinsing the last of the soap suds from your body, you shook the nasty feeling from your mind and quickly brushed and blow-dried your shoulder length light blond hair. You smiled at yourself, seeing your hair cooperate as it fell into straight layers framing your face.
Walking back to your room, you shrugged on a black v-neck and white skinny jeans, along with your black-framed glasses. Smelling a delicious aroma coming from downstairs, you suddenly were extremely happy that your birthday was on a Saturday this year and that you actually got to eat a real breakfast.
You made your way downstairs from your bedroom and into the kitchen, where you saw your mother sliding blueberry pancakes onto a plate and your father and older sister, Skye, sitting at the table chatting quietly. What really caught your attention, though, was the small pile of gifts in the center of the table.
Seeing you walk in, your sister smiled at you and beckoned you to come and sit next to her, which you did excitedly.
"Happy Birthday!" your family chorused. You thanked them heartily as your mother prepared you a plate of pancakes.
You practically scarfed down your breakfast (well, more of a brunch at this point) because, oh my god, did you love pancakes. They are on your top ten list of favorite foods, after all. After everyone was finished eating, you looking at your parents patiently, silently asking them if it was okay to open presents now.
Because, let's be honest, that's the first thing every single person on the face of the planet wants to do on their birthday.
Your parents looked at your pleading expression and laughed, telling you to do so. You grabbed the biggest one, said to be from your father, and ripped off the wrapping paper. Your eyes widened, and you practically screamed in excitement, causing laughter to erupt from the rest of your family. It was a pack of exclusive figurines that had only been available through a special pre-release purchase three years ago. Your dad must have spent a whole ton of money to find these for you!
You jumped up from your seat and thanked your father, giving him a quick peck on the cheek. The next present, which was from your mother, contained The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. They were the only Zelda games you didn't own! You hugged your mom and thanked her. You still hadn't stopped smiling even once.
The last present, the one from your sister, was by far the best one. It was a necklace with a small golden triforce charm hanging from a silver chain, and when you put it on, it fit perfectly around your neck; not too loose, but not so tight that you couldn't slip it over your head easily. She had also drawn a picture of you and Vaati, who was, embarrassingly enough, your favorite character in the entire Zelda series.
You gave your sister a big hug. She just tossed you a soft smile and ruffled your hair. Though it didn't seem it, she shared the same love for the series and was just as obsessed with it, as well.
By then, it was already nearing noon, seeing as how you had had breakfast pretty late. You dragged your sister up to your room and popped Four Swords Adventures into your Gamecube. You had already played it before at a friend's house, so you knew the gist of it, but you had never played through it completely. That was how you and your sister passed the next couple of hours; forcing through dungeons, figuring out puzzles, and beating the crap out of enemies.
By two o'clock, you were already at the final boss, when you heard the door ring. Jumping up from your place on the floor, you ran downstairs, tossing out a quick "I've got it!" before opening the door. Your best friends, Xander and Melissa Blackwood and Jared Breedon paraded into your house as if they owned the place.
"Happy Birthday, Ad!" Xander and Melissa quipped as they both hugged you before making their way up to your room. You rolled your eyes as Jared looked over at you and shrugged helplessly.
"Happy Birthday, Adelaide," Jared said quietly as the two of you made your way up the stairs after the twins. You ruffled his hair and grinned at him.
"Thanks, Jare." He blushed and looked away, pulling a bit at the neck of his shirt. You didn't notice this, however, as you were too busy shaking your head at the twins that were now connecting more controllers into the Gamecube.
"So, you guys just going to take over my room now?" you asked, crossing your arms. While your tone was an angry one, the amused grin crossing your face contradicted what your mouth was saying.
Melissa looked over her shoulder at you. "Yep," was her reply.
You shrugged and took hold of your controller, sitting down at your previous spot on the floor. Jared sat next to you, a bit closer than a normal friend would. Again, this escaped you.
"So, do I get presents, or…" you trailed off. Your friends all laughed. Together, they chimed an evil "later!" and turned their attention back to the tv.
Skye shook her head at the group of kids all sitting on the floor and continued with the boss, a soft smile on her lips.
And so, five friends spent the afternoon defeating a boss and then repeating the game again, all versing against each other for the highest scores. The chatter and friendly insults never stopped, and before the group realized it, it was time for dinner.
Your dad had cooked hamburgers for everyone and you all sat outside and ate, laughing with each other. Once you were all done, Melissa and Xander practically whipped their present at your face.
In it was a picture of the three of them when they had first met six years ago, hanging upside down on the monkey bars. There was a little note attached to it saying We'll always love you, Ad! You smiled at this and set it to the side, enveloping your friends into a tight hug.
"Thanks, guys. It's going on my desk, for sure," you laughed at their delighted smiles. Next, Jared handed you his present. It was a chevron patterned indigo and white friendship bracelet, both of your favorite colors, along with a hand-drawn picture of the four of you just plain goofing off. Though he didn't look it, and he denied it when asked about it, Jared was quite a talented artist and was always making some sort of craft.
A wide grin spread across your face and you slipped the bracelet on, hugging Jared tight around the neck. He blushed, hugging you back as you whispered your thanks into his ear. After a moment, you let go of him and thanked everyone again for a wonderful day.
After a couple more hours of spending time with your friends, it was getting late and they left. You waved after them, even after they closed the door, and sighed happily. It was then when you finally realized how tired you were.
Trudging up the stairs, Skye laughed at the pathetic state you were in.
"Goodnight, Adelaide. Get some rest," she laughed, ruffling your hair as she passed you up the stairs.
"'Night," you mumbled back, exhausted, but she was already gone. You smiled and shook your head as you made your way into your room. Flipping on the light, you slowly changed out of your clothing and into something much more suitable for sleeping. As you did this, a strange feeling creeped into the back of your mind.
Something definitely felt wrong, but you didn't let it bother you. Your brain was tired and was probably just thinking stuff up in its delirious state. As you turned to flip the light off and crawl into bed, you couldn't help but notice a flash of violet and black out of the corner of your eye.
You shook your head and laid down, pushing all bad feelings from your mind as you drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
This year had most definitely been a good one.