A/N: Annnnd here's chapter two! I'm actually on like the fourth chapter, but I'm a little bit at a loss about which direction to take it. I'm sure I'll come up with something though...
Linebeck, Link and Ciela all belong to Nintendo. Marigold is my OC.
And for those who were asking, Link is around 15, and so is Marigold.
***CHAPTER TWO***
The next morning, I found myself in bed. I vaguely remembered me going back down to my cabin about ten minutes after Linebeck left. Link was exhausted, and so was I, so we both finally gave up on keeping the ship on the right trail and went to bed. I mean, we couldn't have blown that far off course, could we?
Think again.
I woke up after hearing a scream. It sounded like Linebeck. Now I know why he wanted to investigate, I thought with a grim expression. Sounds like a banshee from down here…
Hastily, I crawled out of bed and dashed up to the top deck, where I saw frantic Linebeck and a frazzled Link. Apparently he had the same idea I had.
"How the heck did this happen?!" the captain sputtered, pointing to the horizon. I looked up and realized that we had drifted out of the NorthWestern sea and we were nearing Mercay Island. Apparently that was a bad thing, but I wouldn't mind a tiny vacation in Mercay. Linebeck, however, had other ideas.
"What's the matter?" I asked, crossing my arms. "I mean, why not rest on Mercay for awhile?"
Linebeck spun around and glared at me with his beady eyes. "The problem is that we're supposed to be heading due east, and somehow we drifted south! And it's all because SOMEBODY wasn't up last night to navigate the boat!"
That was clearly a shot at Link. The blonde haired boy put on an angry expression. "Look, I'm sorry I was tired, but…"
"But nothing," I harshly replied, cutting him off. "Linebeck, give poor Link a break. He's always running around, trying to help his friend, and all you do is order him around. When does he get the opportunity to rest?!"
Linebeck snorted. "Well maybe if you weren't sucking his face off last night…"
"OK, don't call it sucking face. That just sounds wrong."
"Whatever. It doesn't matter." Linebeck crossed his arms. "All that matters is that now we're way off course. We have to get back to the NorthWestern Sea so we can find that treasure!!"
"Treasure, treasure, treasure," Ciela muttered to herself. "All that matters to you, jerk."
There were no more arguments, however, as Linebeck was the chief captain of the ship. So, with our morning already ruined, the mighty ship turned around and started back to the north.
I guess it was around noon that Linebeck started acting weird. And it was around me, no less. I guess I should have sensed it coming, since I seem to have a great intuition with these kinds of things, but that wasn't the case. That weirdo just started to act freaky out of nowhere.
I was sitting on the top deck, watching the passing ocean when I felt him behind me. Lazily, I looked up and squinted at his face through the sun. "What do you want, Linebeck?"
The captain surprised me by plopping down next to me. I studied him briefly before giving up. Whatever.
Then he started talking. "So, Marigold…you and Link, huh?"
I blushed, thinking about last night. Then I shrugged. "Well, I'm still not sure if we're a thing or not, you know? I mean, yeah we made out, but that was probably just us getting caught up in the moment late at night. I'll have to talk with him some to figure out what we're going towards."
His eyes seemed to light up, and he grinned. "So, you guys aren't going out or anything?"
"Um. No." I was eyeing him suspiciously now. Why was he so interested in that?
With a spark in his step, he leapt up and strode away, giggling manically to himself. I stared after him with a confused expression before turning back to the sea.
What the heck was that all about?
After awhile had passed, we finally crossed over into the NorthWesten Sea. Linebeck was still ecstatic, and he was even more joyful whenever Link told him where we were.
"This is great!" he exclaimed, leaping for joy. He dug the dusty old treasure map out of his jacket pocket and studied it with interest. "So, if we head to the east, then we'll be much closer. It looks like it's right on the edge of the NorthEastern Sea."
Link rolled his eyes as he let go of the wheel. "Hey, Linebeck, can you take over for me for a while? My arms are falling off…"
Ciela fluttered out of Link's cap and flickered around Linebeck. "Yeah, you seriously need to give him a break. He's been at it all day."
"Why not have Marigold steer?" the captain suggested. I raised my eyebrows and studied him.
"Are you for real?" I asked. "I mean, you saw what happened last time I navigated…"
It seemed like no one would ever forget what happened that day. It was a lazy summer afternoon, and Linebeck was steering. He wanted a break, so I offered to navigate for him. Unfortunately, the ship was much harder to handle than I thought, and we ended up nose-first into the Isle of Gust. The strong winds surrounding the island didn't help much either, so it took us the rest of the day just to try and get the ship back on the sea.
Linebeck shrugged and smiled at me. "I think you can do it," he said with an encouraging tone. I stuck up an eyebrow. When is this retard ever nice?
Cautiously, I approached the wheel. Link let go and stepped back, and I grabbed onto it with shaky hands. It started to feel like the boat was getting out of balance, but Linebeck was oblivious. "Just holler if you need help," he said after patting my back and, taking Link with him, he climbed down to the bottom deck.
The current was strong today, and that didn't help at all. I ground my teeth and braced myself to try and keep the boat on track for east, but the current seemed intent on blowing it north. I considered calling for help, but I didn't want to give Linebeck the satisfaction of watching me fail.
So I kept silent. I mean, what else was I supposed to do?
I think Link, Linebeck and Ciela realized that I was getting blown off course when the ship hit a massive rock that was sticking out of the water. It shifted me back east, at least.
Link and Ciela were up on the top deck in a hurry. "Marigold, are you alright?" Link asked, Ciela floating curiously around his head. I nodded and sighed, letting go of the wheel.
"I fail," I admitted, plopping down. "I can't steer."
Link smiled sympathetically and crossed his arms. "Oh, you don't fail," he reassured. "Steering's just not your thing. Don't worry, I'll get Linebeck to—"
He was interrupted by a massive crashing sound. We both fell over, Ciela crying out in surprise. "What the heck was that?!" I heard Linebeck calling faintly below the top deck, hastening footsteps up to the top. I didn't reply, however, because I had fallen harder than I thought.
"Mmm…Link, everything's going dark…" My voice came in little more than whisper. Link looked down at me in astonishment, and I heard Linebeck walk closer to me and pause.
"Marigold!"
Dun dun dun! Will Marigold be alright?? Find out next chapter!
