WW AU from Mila's POV.


Night 1

I had screamed, hit the flying monstrosity with my fan as hard as I could. But it had never relented, instead sweeping up that pug-nosed girl Maggie from the docks. So now I, the richest girl on the Great Sea, and Maggie, the poorest, were trapped in the cell of a faraway island.

"The bird is coming back!" said Maggie a few hours after our capture. We looked up into the sky, only to see the bird drop a blonde child into our cage. Maggie caught her ungracefully, falling on her backside, but saving the girl from any injuries to the head. "Ah! I'm sorry." The tiny girl stepped off the street urchin, and bowed in apology to both of us, which I thought was very proper of her.

"My name is Aryll, from Outset." I blinked at the word Outset. One of the residents had a friend on Outset, right?

"Linda is friends with a woman named Sue-Belle on Outset!" blurted Maggie. Oh. Linda. The woman was a very good tailor; depending on the fabrics we gave her (me and my father that it is).

"Sue-Belle carries pots on her head." stated Aryll excitedly.

"That's awesome!" said Maggie enthusiastically. I kinda wanted to vomit.

"I am Maggie. We're from Windfall Island." Suddenly they both looked at me, and I flushed at the sudden attention. "Mila." I muttered, hoping saying my name would make them leave me at peace.

"That's a pretty name!" said Aryll, "You're wearing such fancy clothing! I bet you have a boyfriend too!"

I blushed madly, having never thought of myself in a relationship. Maggie was suddenly all giddy as well, which was creeping me out…

"Mila! You have a boyfriend?!"

"No! I turn down all the suitors. They only want me for the money anyway." Maggie's face drooped, and Aryll pouted. "That's very adult for you, but you should have more fun! Though, my brother seems to act the same sometimes…"

"A brother?" asked Maggie, a twinkle in her eye. Creepy…

"My big brother, Link! He'll come rescue us for sure!"

I scoffed. What could a boy my age do to rescue us…?

Soon after a Moblin gave us some bread and water, Maggie and Aryll started yammering on about something uninviting, so I excluded myself from the conversation. I couldn't help but feel a bit peeved about it, so I decided to finally fall asleep.

Night 2

"So the bird never targeted you directly?" I asked skeptically.

"Nope! It was after some pirate girl! My brother saved her from monsters!"

"Wow, your brother must be pretty brave." Maggie complimented, a dreamy look overtaking her.

"No, he's actually kinda lazy…"

"Oh." Maggie and me said in unison. Her tone was more disappointed, while I sounded more disgusted.

"Your dinners." said the food Moblin. Hs voice was ragged, and sounding inhuman, which was biologically correct. It was Maggie's turn to take the food to our corner, but as we watched, she started talking with him, and laughed. Aryll and me stared at each other, before watching some more. Was that thing smiling…?

She came back. "He's so polite, yet rugged and tough at the same time. Oh, he's perfect."

"Perfect for what? A museum?" I asked with a bit of extra rudeness.

"He may be a monster, but he has some good qualities. I think he said his name is Moe."

"If he's so perfect, go marry him!"

"I plan to."

"I was joking…"

We argued like that while we divided the bread. But suddenly, Aryll was giggling. She wasn't looking at us, but out the window. Maggie looked over head, before I cautiously did as well, only to bring my head back in. There was a horde of seagulls by our window! Aryll giggled at my reaction. "Seagulls are my friends! They must have followed me here from Outset!" I looked t her with doubt. "Aryll, seagulls are common on any island. They aren't necessarily the ones from your island." She giggled again. "If they're not, how come they're near our windows?"

I didn't have an answer.

Her engrossment with a flock of dirty sea birds was making me gaping at her and Maggie as thy appreciated the birds' company. I couldn't understand the fascination.

It must have been a poor people thing, I thought stubbornly.

I looked past the birds to the no rising half moon, and felt despair overtake me as I realized that my father was alone n the mansion, and had been for already two nights. I wondered if he seriously missed me, or the money he would have to spend to get me back.

I nestled in another corner to wallow in my thoughts.

Night 3

It was rather boring now. The day had gone by uneventful, with no significant conversations. I was starting to get homesick for Windfall. My father's stern but caring face popped into my mind, and I felt the need to groan. I remembered my life there, and wondered what I would do when I got back. Maybe I'd be nicer to the bountiful amount of little brats, such as Maggie was. Maybe I'd walk around town a little more, talk to more of the shop owners.

I remembered when I was younger, before any of the brats were born, Maggie and I were the only one's going to Ms. Marie's school. Most of the sailors were in their late teens, but and they often hung around the courtyard. After school, Maggie would play with them instead of study, making me the favorite of Ms. Marie. But I only learned to prove I was better than Maggie. It wasn't my fault that the would-be sailors never invited me to play with them and Maggie.

Than later, around a year ago, I ventured outside my home later than usual for a stroll. Usually, I woke up insanely early to walk around the island, when no one was around. Then, I would watch the sun rise into the sky, and then make the short trip home. But that morning had been different.

I had to go greet my very first suitor.

But on the way, I was blocked by a snobby group of boys who called themselves The Killer Bees.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

I glared at the small children in front of me. Their clothes were nicer than Maggie's, so I figured beggars hadn't overtaken the town.

The boy with the cap seemed to be the leader, so I addressed him as such.

"I have somewhere to be. Let me pass." The boy scoffed, a habit that I happened to copy from him, and they started circling me. "I'm Ivan, the leader of the Killer Bees. We've never seen you around here, so you must be new. We rule this turf."

A rather cute blue-haired boy nodded. "I'm Jan, and this is our turf. We rule the courtyard." The two other boys nodded in unison. "Jin and Jun." they said.

"So, who are you?" they all asked.

I rolled my eyes. "I've lived here longer than you've been born. I live n the penthouse up there." I pointed to the stairs leading toward the upstairs door.

"How come we never see you?" asked Ivan, his eyebrow rising in suspicion.

"I don't get out much." I muttered darkly.

The boy seemed to think. I got impatient and stormed through the pack of boys, ignoring their complaints. But as I left the courtyard, children again stopped me, this time two little girls. "What?" I asked impatiently, noticing an equally impatient old man at the docks.

"So the rumor of the rich man really having a pretty young daughter up for marriage is true," said the small brunette.

"Now we can add it to the list." the blonde said. They scurried at out of my way afterward.

I had been late. The suitor had left by the time I arrived at the docks. So when I got home, and Father questioned my rudeness, I blamed the brats. He never forced me to venture out of the house again.

I sighed at the memory, and realized that I never really wanted to meet the suitor. He was old, rich, and ugly. And he only wanted to marry me because I myself had money.

I was disrupted from my thoughts by a strange sound. It resembled a cannon being shot, or something like it. Then a loud crack came from near one of the windows. "Someone's aim was off." Maggie whispered. The three of us girls looked at each other, before we hurried to our window. The monsters were in frenzy, going to their posts. We recognized Moe scrambling toward one of the searchlights.

"What's going on out there?" Aryll asked me.

I didn't answer for a while. "Someone's trying to infiltrate this place.

"Why? Is it to rescue us?" asked Maggie uncertainly.

"Who knows." I muttered, looking out the window. But then saw it. A speck of green was making his way toward us. I ignored it, not wanting to get the other two's hoped up.

We sat in silence, listening to the yells of creatures of the night. After about ten minutes, there was a commotion right outside the door. We waited for the t to end, and when it did, the door opened.

"BIG BROTHER!!" yelled Aryll happily as a boy came striding in. He had a green cap over his scruffy blonde hair, exposing his pointed ears. He held a cheap little sword and a wooden shield.

"Aryll-!" he began, but stopped as the giant bird took him by its beak. "BIG BROTHER!!!" the young girl cried in dismay. The flying creature flapped its wings, sending feathers everywhere. And then it was gone. Seconds later, we heard a yell and watched as the Link soared through the sky.

"Link…" Aryll whispered, before crouching in a puddle of her own tears. Maggie went to her side and hugged her as I stood behind them, still looking at the place in the sky where he had just seconds before flown across.

He had come so far…

He had been so close…

'Stupid boy…' I thought in distaste.