this is the second chapter to mi story.

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"You..." breathed Link. The girl tilted her head to one side questioningly.

"Pardon?" Link's felt his face go red and he looked away quickly.

"It's nothing," he replied, "You just reminded me of someone that's all." The girl's intelligent, blue eyes showed small signs of worry. She bent over a bit so that her face was above his and touched his forehead tenderly. Link drew back at the contact, causing her to withdraw her hand tentatively, but then he relaxed and the hand returned. His eyes fluttered close at the soft touch of her cool fingers.

"You appear have a slight fever, I may have to give you some medication. If you have anything on your mind, feel free to let me know. I don't bite." Link opened his eyes and smiled shyly at her remark. She straightened up and returned his smile with an innocent smile of her own. She turned and opened a drawer in the desk next the bed and rummaged through the various items in it. A million questions flooded through his mind and he randomly chose one.

"Who are you exactly?" Link asked curiously, "and where am I?"

Not looking up from her search, the girl answered, "Well, you are in the village of Ordon and I am the healer here."

"I see, but how did I get here?"

"I was hoping you'd remember but it seems that you have suffered a bit of amnesia, so I'll just tell you how I found you." At this point, she closed to the drawer and walked to the opposite side of the room and began mixing some liquids. After a moment, she continued, "I was collecting some herbs for my potions by the waterfall with Saber. When I am looking for grasses, Saber usually patrols the area and searches for anything dangerous that might appear. So as usual, Saber wanders off somewhere. However, yesterday was different," she turned toward Link, "he found you. When Saber found you, you were injured and only half conscious, and you kept mumbling the same thing over and over again, saying, 'Zelda, where are you Zelda? It's me Link. Zelda please don't leave me.' Naturally, I took you back to my house and healed you." She walked back to the bed holding a small, pearl-colored cup. "Your bandages are a proof of my handiwork, no?"

Link thought of his bandages and said, "Thank you." The girl smiled and gave a tinkling laugh.

Placing the cup down on the counter, she told Link, "If you don't mind, I'd like you to take your medication now. I'll help you up." Placing the cup on the counter, she wrapped her slender arms around his chest and waist. Link flushed a bright pink as she helped him sit upright and prayed that she didn't notice his embarrassment.

Handing him the cup, she said, "Right after you take this, you will feel very drowsy, so no more questions." Link smiled. He had only known this girl for a while and already felt at ease in her presence. He drank the entire cup in one draught and immediately felt its side effect. Luckily, she was prepared and had already had her arms around him as he collapsed into her light embrace. Everything around him blurred and he felt her take the cup from his limp hand.

"I know you said no more questions," Link said, slurring his words, "but I have one more. What is your name?" He felt her hand caress his face and her voice enter his mind.

"My name is Tai."

"Tai…" Link smiled as sleep quickly overtook him.

Finé

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i kno, i suck. *goes to emo corner*