"Hey freak!" I felt a hand push on my back and then I was on the floor. I swore under my breath. They never left me alone. It was fun bullying the strange little girl with the red eyes.
"Do y-you need help? I…. uh… umm…." I shook off the caring voice and got up. If he was going to stutter and not help than what point was there for him to try.
"I am fine." I wasn't of course. My back hurt and I could feel tears streaming down my face. My face. It wasn't covered. I immediately looked around for my scarf. Finding it I went in that direction. I was going to pick it up, but I saw a hand come into view. I shyed away and cursed. The hit never came. "You didn't hurt me." The shock on the boy's face did little to take away his beauty.
Eyes the color of the sky and skin that looked like it had been gently kissed by the sun met my gaze. His jaw was strong and his sandy blonde hair came a little past his ears, which by this point were red with embarrassment, or maybe even frustration. It was too cute to ignore.
"What! Why would I do that?" He looked like I had slapped him in the face. I reached out and grabbed my scarf from his hands and turned away.
"It is what everyone here does. They all hate me." I said matter-of-factly. "If you knew anything about me, you would agree. So let's just forget this happen." I turned to walk away, but felt a strong grip around my wrist.
"I can't let a gorgeous girl walk away while she is crying." If it was possible his ears turned a deeper shade of red and his face tinged pink. My eyes went wide as I realized he was talking about me.
"You think I'm pretty?" It was more of a question to myself. No one has ever told me that I was attractive in anyway. It felt good. He opened his mouth, but didn't get to speak before I heard a familiar voice.
"Leave the filth alone, Link. She isn't worth your valuable time." Zelda looked at me and scowled. Good goddesses, I hate her.
"You really shouldn't try to get sympathy from such a wonderful person." She leaned up on Link and he made a face I couldn't help, but laugh at. He looked utterly disgusted and tried to get away from her without being noticed. Her attention was too focused on me to realize he got away.
"Is something wrong." I could hear the menace in her voice and I knew what would come next. A fist hit my face before I was able to dodge it. I felt two hard bodies behind me and I knew who they were. Ganondorf and Darunia. Zelda's little, actually huge, minions. Ganondorf, or Ganon, followed Zelda because he wanted her daddy's power, but she didn't mind. For Darunia, listening to Zelda was all he had ever known.
They proved her with the muscle she needed to always beat the sense out of me. I couldn't understand why she hated me, besides the red eyes and the fact that I was always better at her in everything. I didn't try to win against her, but my obvious talent simply got in my way of trying not to stand out.
Another fist slammed into me, only this time it was in the chest and knocked the air out of me. I started to wish that boy was still here, even if he did seem to know Zelda, maybe he could stop her. I went limp in Darunia's arms while Ganon hit me in the stomach a few times. I slumped to the ground and just stayed there. As Zelda walked away I could hear her say, "Right where you belong." I felt the world slip and I was gone.