Hey guys! I told you I update faster than a lot of other authors do! Well, in their defense sometimes they make longer chapters than I do but I've written a 10,000 word chapter in a day before. I just can't do that now because I'll be exhausted and I have school. But...Summer is coming up so maybe that can happen sometime. I just posted the first chapter and it already has 21 views so that's a good sign even though that's a low number. I don't expect it to get big until later. Alright I'm not going to introduce the forest temple quite yet. And the temple will probably all be included in one chapter. But you guys don't care about that. I'm going to try to get this finished this week because I have to study for my AP Exams which really sucks. FOR THE STORY, A REVIEWER HAS ASKED FOR THE RATING TO BE CHANGED. SO THERE WILL BE A POLL ON MY PROFILE NOT GIVE YOU THAT DECISION. GUESTS CAN VOTE IN THE REVIEW SECTION SO PLEASE VOTE! I'LL GIVE YOU UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT CHAPTER TO MAKE A DECISION! Anyway, please review, favorite, follow, whatever the story! Finally, thanks so much for reading and here is the chapter!
Ch. 2: Adapting
(Scarlett's POV)
Link, huh? That was a pretty unique name; at least it was if you were from Castle Town. I have no idea what kind of culture the people outside the castle have. This, I guess, was the best way to discover new things it seems. I looked at Link as he tightened the gloves on his hands and tapped his boots on the ground. He smiled and glanced at me.
"Our boots keep all the water out of them," He said as if it was his birthday. He was genuinely happy about that specific fact. I mean, yeah, I hate it when my shoes get soggy and then they make that squishy sound when you walk and...You get my point. It's gross. But, I hadn't even noticed it until he said something. I smiled at him and nodded.
"Yep...Umm…"
He stared at me, waiting for a response. I laughed nervously after no words came out of my mouth for a few seconds.
"Hehe...I'm a...kind of speechless about all this right now…"
"That's okay. I am too. It's just...I was doing my normal routine when all of this happened...See, I live in Ordon Village not far from here."
He pointed to the right of the pathway near the entrance to show me where the village was.
"That's good that at least one of us knows where we are. I'm actually from Castle Town," I told him. His blue eyes widened in surprise for a second before he looked in the direction of my home. I can't pinpoint exactly what I saw, but the look in his eyes told me he knew something about Castle Town; not in an informative way, more like a personal one. He tore his eyes away from where he was looking and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.
"So anyway...I guess we'll be teammates for now on?" He asked.
"Well hold on, I don't even know what's going on. Like, one minute I'm getting food for dinner and the next I'm a wolf heading over to this spring. I know what the spirit said but I can't just drop everything and save Hyrule from only the Gods know what! I can't even...I'm not that kind of person and I've never even held a weapon before! All of this doesn't make any sense! Do you know anything Link?"
I should probably apologize to him later for losing my cool right now. Can you blame me though? This was all so sudden. Link gave me a sympathetic look and stepped over to me. He gently grabbed my right hand and turned it over to show my triangular birthmark shining through my glove. He showed me his left hand and I saw that he had the same symbol.
"All I know is, we both have this symbol on our hands and it has to mean something right? And don't get me wrong, I feel the exact same way as you do. Two or three hours ago I was helping my friend roundup goats at the local ranch. And then I came here to retrieve my horse from one of my best friends and then…"
He stopped and looked away, his mouth turning into a frown.
"...These...monsters showed up and kidnapped her and some of the children from my village. I couldn't even do anything because one of them hit me over the head and I blacked out. When I came to, I tried to run after them. I had to stop when I reached this dark barrier that covered the whole exit of the forest, and before I knew it, a large hand grabbed me and pulled me in. That's when I turned into a wolf and met...her…"
He nodded his head towards his shadow and the same female creature from before made herself known.
"Yep! He met me, and he and I both knew it was love at first sight~" She said with a grin on her shadow-like face. Link rolled his eyes and sighed. She was definitely lying. No love was coming out of either of them. The creature smirked at him and pinched his cheek before staring at me again.
"I'm Midna, by the way! I can't wait to piss you off too! That's my specialty!"
"Ain't that the truth…" Link mumbled under his breath. Midna laughed proudly while I listened to her with an annoyed countenance.
"He loves me so much! Eee hee hee! You're the chosen Heroine so you're just going to have to deal with it just like old Linkie here will. I also need you two. But I'm not going to tell you why just yet...Why don't you work on getting yourself a sword and shield. You can't go into enemy territory without a weapon. You'll get yourself killed blondie~"
She disappeared back into Link's shadow and we were left alone again. He shook his head and turned to the exit of the spring.
"I'm sorry about that. I, unfortunately, got stuck with her when I was wolf. Now she needs us to get some things for her. She said it would help save Hyrule from the Twilight but who knows. She sounds like an expert in the dishonesty department. Anyway, let's go to the village to find you a weapon and a shield; and maybe on the way, you can tell me more about yourself. We are going to be partners after all," He said with a welcoming grin. I felt myself smile at his kindness as I followed him. I almost forgot about my concern about all of this. What's the point in complaining though? I'll just sound like a whiny you-know-what if I do. The way I see it, if I go on this journey I should be able to find some answers on why this is happening.
The both of us exited the spring and walked to the right pathway to head for Link's village. He walked beside me instead of in front of or behind me.
"So first off is...How old are you?"
"I'm seventeen right now but I turn eighteen in a couple of weeks," I replied. He smiled with common glee.
"Awesome! I'm eighteen right now. I just turned it so we're basically the same age! Alright, umm...How about I ask you what your favorite color is?"
Oh crap, this was going to turn into 20 questions. You could also tell that he was trying really hard to paint himself as a friend. You can't deny his effort!
"My favorite color is green ironically. I can safely say that we both look good in green," I told him with a beaming smile as we walked through the short grass of the forest. I saw some smoke in the distance so I had a feeling we were getting close to Link's village. I barely heard his third question after he thanked me for my previous answer of praise.
"What do you like to do?"
I thought for a second before answering him.
"Hmm...I like to run…"
He raised his eyebrows at me and I giggled.
"It's true! I, being the paranoid girl that I am, have always thought I didn't look fit and I never stopped thinking about it if I was at school or with friends while eating something. So there's a track in Castle Town and I go there every single day to run at least two miles. It makes me feel more confident about myself. So on our journey, don't be surprised if you see me running around like an idiot early in the morning," I laughed. Link smiled but shook his head, "Don't say that about yourself Scarlett, you look fine to me."
I rolled my eyes at him but was glad he complimented me. Link seemed like a pretty nice guy. I had only met him like ten minutes ago but if this whole thing is true I might as well try to get along with him. It's a good thing it's easy to get along with him though. Can you imagine someone like...Oh I don't know...that one cousin that's a jerk to everyone? No. Just, no.
I noticed Link was about to ask me another question but I stopped him.
"Whoa! Whoa! I get to ask you some questions too Link! Like, what do you like to do?"
"Haha, well I do like to run as well but not two miles a day! That's way too much! To tell the truth, there's not much to do in the village so I'm either sleeping, eating, or helping around the Ranch. I would say sleeping is my favorite out of the three of them though. I prefer to sleep outside on the grass. I don't know why. I think it's because of the light breeze during the night. Sorry, you probably don't care about any of this. Oh, we're here!"
Link's face brightened and he ran up to his house, readjusting the tilted sign in front of it. I wanted to tell him that I didn't mind hearing stuff about him but chose to stay quiet as I walked up to him. He leaned his head back and shielded his eyes from the sun to look at his house. I did the same and found his house to be...cute? Yeah, it was like a treehouse! He looked at me and chuckled.
"It's way bigger inside. I'll show you the inside later, but for now, we need to see if we can get you a sword and shield from the village. Hopefully, they'll have one…"
He turned and I followed him as we walked towards a downhill path. Around the corner, there was a small village with the basic buildings; mayor's house, people's houses, and the village store. Seems simple enough. Looking around, the sky was clear over the village and it was almost the perfect temperature; sixty-eight degrees. There was a little creek filled with greengill and Ordon catfish that went through the place and ended up in a lake. This all just looked like a country heaven! The only thing that wasn't right about this village was the people. They all looked depressed for some reason.
"Let's go to the store first and buy some potions. Did you bring any rupees just in case we need them later?"
I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at Link who was staring at me.
"U-Um, Y-Yeah I have some rupees right now but it's not much," I said to him with a shrug of the shoulders. He grinned and shrugged back at me.
"That's okay, believe it or not, rupees are hidden in the grass everywhere around here! That's how I get my money. I have a job too so I can get everything for us."
Free rupees in the grass!? I turned my head to the closest patch of grass and ran over to it. Link, who was about to open the door of the shop, stopped and looked at me before he started to snicker. I parted the long grass and there it was! A green rupee! Who put this here!? Wait a minute! Who cares!? I snatched the green shiny money and ran back to the shop, uttering a small apology when he opened the door for me. He told he was actually amused as we entered the shop. Inside, it was small of course. A large woman sat at the counter with a frown. When she saw us, she jumped up in her seat and gasped.
"Link! Oh, thank goodness! I thought you were kidnapped as well! I'm glad you're okay! They just...They just took the children! Those monsters kidnapped all of them and...and…" She stopped and pressed her hands against her cheeks like she was going to cry. Oh that's right, Link did say something about the children being kidnapped. Were they kidnapped by one of those black creatures I saw while I was in my wolf form? If so, it was hard to believe that those kids were still alive...I stepped back a little bit while Link comforted the woman gently and calmly. I could not hear them but I got the gist of it. The blonde patted the woman's shoulder and she finally smiled for the first time that day. She asked him what he needed and he nodded his head back at me.
"This is my friend, Scarlett. I was hoping you had something in the shop like a sword or shield or even another sling-shot. Do you?" He asked her.
"I'm afraid not. You bought my last slingshot the other day and I don't carry any weapons here. Why don't you go try talking to Rusl for something like that honey? He's a little beat up from trying to fight those deadly monsters earlier, but I think he's up and trying to walk it off. You know him."
Link nodded his head and thanked her before the both of us departed her tiny shop. Link sighed and rubbed the back of his neck like he was thinking of something. I tilted my head and asked him what was wrong. I was surprised when he actually told me. All of the guys in Castle Town are stubborn and too prideful for their own good AND they never tell me anything!
"Almost everyone in the village had a son or daughter. All of them were kidnapped by those green monsters while I was a wolf. Now, I have to face every one of their parents and tell them that I wasn't there to save them."
Did he really think this was all his fault.
"Link, it's not your-"
I grabbed his left hand with my right hand and I had to stop to look at them. Our birthmarks started to glow bright and I dropped his hand.
"What the hell was that?"
"I don't know. Maybe it's a 'chosen hero' thing," He replied with a growing smile. Well I'm glad he was feeling better. I darted my eyes away from him and started towards who I thought was Rusl's house. Link gave me a weird look and narrowed his eyes.
"Scarlett, where are you going?"
I stopped and turned around.
"Where does it look like I'm going?"
"Back to my house," he said with a smirk. My eyes widened and I turned back around to see the same uphill path we went down to get to the village. Curse my idiotic sense of direction. When he saw me realize what I had done, he laughed out loud and motioned me to follow him. My cheeks burned red in embarrassment as I hesitantly followed him. He wasn't rubbing my mistake in my face on the way to Rusl's, but my face was still red afterwards.
"Rusl!"
Link yelled as he knocked on the door. Footsteps were heard from the inside before a pregnant woman opened the door. This was Rusl!?
"Link! Oh my...Oh...Come in! Please! Rusl is out looking for Colin and the others but he should be back soon."
Okay now I really feel like an idiot…
"That's okay. We don't plan on being here long, Uli. I need to ask you an important question. Does Rusl keep a spare sword and shield in the house anywhere. It's a long story, but basically my friend here needs the equipment and we both plan on finding Colin and the others. I'm sorry about all this, we're just in a hurry," Link told her briefly. She blinked and nodded, not questioning any of this. She moved slowly but surely as she made her way over to a bench and lifted the seat. She raised a large sword sheath and Link immediately helped her with it. He handed me the sword and I took it in both of my hands. I honestly thought it would be heavy but it was actually pretty light. My green eyes sparkled as they stared down at the designed sword. I couldn't believe I was experiencing excitement over this. I looked up from the sword and saw a wooden shield in front of my face. Link smiled as he gave it to me and I returned the gesture.
"He had made a replica of the Ordon Sword in case anything happened to it but there really isn't a reason to go see the princess now; especially with the kids missing. I see you have the original, Link. That's fine, just promise me you'll bring the children back. I just know they're alive. I'm Colin's mother so we have that connection. I would know if he were to...Well let's not think about that right now!" Uli said with a hint of concern evident in her tone of voice. She looked at me and gave me a warm smile, "It's nice to meet you too um…?"
"Scarlett, ma'am," I said politely.
"...Scarlett. Such a beautiful name. I'm glad Link has someone to accompany him on his journey. We could use all the help we can get. Do keep him out of trouble though. He likes to do whatever he wants once in a while and that usually gets him in trouble."
"No it doesn't!" Link yelled defiantly.
Uli and I looked at each before chortling. Link's face turn pink as he almost stomped to the door.
"Come on Scarlett, we have to go."
I sighed and nodded, giving Uli a grateful "thank you". Outside, the sun was still high in the sky as its light shined upon all of Ordon Village. There were barely any clouds, but that was okay since I didn't want to get any of this lovely heroic outfit wet. The cool wind was strong enough to make me brush my hair out of my eyes. Everything was just-
Meow!
What the? Holy crap! A cat! It was white on the bottom and brown on the top! He was so cute! I picked him up and petted his tiny furry head. I swear Link has the most patience I've ever seen in a guy because he just smiled and started petting the cat as well instead of, you know, making us go save the children or having a temper-tantrum over it. Weren't we supposed to be hurrying?
"Ahhh! Everybody just stop! Just stop! And shut the hell up! Link! You and Scarlett need to get your asses moving! We need to go get something I need from the Forest Temple, which is deep inside Faron Woods! Not pet some dumb cat! Hey, don't look at me that way you feline jerk!" Midna screamed at the animal after coming out of Link's shadow.
Meow!
"Excuse me!? What did you just say!?"
Meow! Meow! Meow!
The cat was seemingly cussing Midna out. She clenched her teeth tightly as she looked at the ground in vexation.
"Put that cat down...before I strangle it!"
I gasped, taking a step back while Link put his arm in front of me in a protective way.
"You certainly will not! Ugh! Let's just go Link!" I said. I put down the cat and it ran off into the creek to catch some fish. Freaking adorable! I'm going to miss him but I know we have to get going. Link and I walked in the direction of his house before he stopped abruptly.
"We almost forgot to buy some potions for our trip. Why we didn't buy any the first time we were here, I don't know. I'll be out in a second," Link said to me before going into the shop. I just decided to sit in the soft grass while I waited for him. These "chosen hero" thoughts have been circling around in my mind for the whole day and I just wanted to forget about them. It's funny really. Four hours ago, I had my old normal life and now I'm destined to go on a journey to restore the light to Hyrule. Anybody else think this is just some plot made up by some game designers? Nah...And then there was Link. Link seemed like a cool guy, and he's been very patient with me through all this so I think we'll be good friends. It really does help that he's basically the same age as me. That way, we both feel the same about this. He even admitted to me that he was confused about being "the hero" as well. He was just a country boy who worked at a ranch; I couldn't even imagine what I would be thinking if I lived in this tiny village instead of Castle Town where stuff like this tends to happen more often. Not on the magnitude of this, but random crap always occurred because it was the urban area.
"Hey you!"
"Huh?"
Midna was floating in front of me with that sly smirk of hers. When did she get there?
"Oh...Hey…" I said quietly. Her facial expression widened and she rotated around me like she was looking me up and down. My shyness started to creep back as my cheeks turned red and I stared at the ground. She giggled and crossed her tiny legs in front of me.
"So your name is Scarlett...And you just happen to be the chosen Heroine. Well I know for sure that Link has fighting skills but do you? I mean, you're going to have to know something! You can't just go into a fight without any skill! That would be stupid! Then again, you are blonde…"
My eyes narrowed at her in a semi-glare. I happen to be number one in my class thank you very much!
"Get Wolfie to teach you what he knows. It'll help you when we enter the Forest Temple. That mark on your hand could help you as well but I won't tell you how hehe. Oh! I can't wait for you to turn back into a wolf so I can ride you too! I really hate just floating in the air like this. I'm lazy as hell, what are you going to do? Annnnnnndddddddd I should also tell you that you're going to have to forget about your old life. Thinking about it only makes it worse babe~"
She then sank down to the ground and went back to Link's shadow through the door. I hope that was advice she was giving me. Crappy advice...and her comment about the triangular-shaped mark on my hand made me question what she actually meant...Wait, here comes Link. I stood up on both feet when he came out of the shop with a bag filled with potions. They contained bright red liquid that bubbled every couple of seconds. They had potions back at the Castle Town market, but I've never tried any of them. Judging by their color, the potions he had in the bag most likely healed your wounds and made them go away. Hopefully, I won't get hurt at all during this trip.
"Ready to go?" He asked, slinging the bag over his shoulder. I nodded and we left the village. In his front yard, he stopped and stretched his arms out over his head.
"Wanna train before we head over to the temple? I can also cook us something to eat if you're hungry."
"Yeah sure. Midna told me I needed to know some stuff about fighting before actually doing it, but I'm the Chosen Heroine so I can't die right?"
He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye while setting up a straw-filled dummy for practice.
"I wouldn't use that strategy if I were you."
He said that to be serious but he cracked a smile anyway. I can honestly say that Link acts so innocent and friendly that I can't seem him using his sword to kill something. I know what you're thinking…"don't judge a book by its cover''...Yeah, well shut your mouth!
Link tied the last string on the straw-filled dummy and then looked at me. He stood up from his crouched position and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Alright, Battle Lessons With Link Part One: Stance"
He couldn't be serious right now.
"...Show me your stance when fighting Scarlett," He said. I'll go along with this for now I guess. I took out the sword from its sheath and screamed like a little girl when it came out too fast. I fell back on my ass while Link face-palmed. I stood up slowly and huffed.
"I got this," I told him reassuringly.
"Oooookkkkayyyyy…"
Was that sarcasm I detected from him? Ugh, I'm gonna prove him wrong right now! But isn't a stance just you standing in some form? How hard could that be? I gripped the sword in my gloved hand and put my left hand out intimidatingly. I parted my feet and crouched slightly. I think I saw a hint of a smile coming from Link but I'm not sure. He shook his head and walked towards me.
"It's a start, but it's better if you bounce on the balls of your feet. Like this…"
He grabbed his sword from his back and swung it to his side. He then got into his stance and started to bounce a little so that if a monster ever tried to attack him he could move out of the way and dodge that attack. He kept at it as he looked at me with an encouraging smile. I nodded my head and did the same.
"There you go! Just do that and you'll be set for defense at least. Now, Battle Lessons With Link Part Two: Sword Fighting"
"Okay, what do you want me to do?"
"Strap your sword sheath to your back and put your sword back into it. Then, slip your arm in the wooden shield. From there, I want you to unsheath your sword and then slash at the dummy like it's an enemy," He instructed. He sounded like he knew what he was talking about. I did as he said and strapped the sword sheath to my back. For some reason, it just felt right sitting there on my back like that. I slipped my arm into the wooden Ordon Shield and moved it around to get used to it; also not as bad as I thought. Once I had gotten my equipment in check, I set my eyes on the dummy and did the stance Link showed me. I tightened my hand around the sword and swung it at the dummy's head. The strawed body shook and I swung again, this time at the abdomen. I have never done this before so I was really just winging it. The triangular birthmark on my hand started to glow when I jumped back and attacked the target once again. This time I felt myself yell out a battle cry before I slammed the sword on my "fake" enemy. The dummy was separated from its strings and it flew back into the tree behind it with dominating force. I was surprised but not as surprised as Link whose eyes were widened.
"Holy...Hylia...That was great Scarlett! No wonder the Gods chose you as their Heroine! That was awesome!"
He was WAY too excited about my performance haha. It did make me smile proudly though. I lowered my sword and jumped up in happiness.
"It was awesome, wasn't it!? Oh man, I thought I wouldn't be able to do this but I guess I can!"
"Hell yeah! Now let's eat and be on our way. I can teach you some other stuff later but now my stomach is growling and I'm a guy. There's a connection between a man and his food that a woman would never understand unfortunately," He said, acting like he was sad. Rolling my eyes, I sat down on the ground and leaned on my arms. I crossed my right boot over my left and enjoyed the sun for a minute. Link started to climb the wooden stairs up to his house, and I randomly remembered that he promised to show me the inside of his cute little treehouse! I stood up quickly and followed him up. He didn't seem to care. He opened the door for me and I nodded my thanks. The inside of his home was very...boyish. Yes, that's a good word to describe it. It wasn't dirty but it wasn't entirely clean either; not that I would criticize him for that. My room back at home is probably messier than Link's.
"Home sweet home!" He yelled. I laughed and walked around while he got whatever it was that we were going to eat together. His floors were made out of wood that creaked every time you took a step. It was pretty warm and cozy in here. I really just felt like going to sleep because it's warm and his bed is right there, and there's like...one...two…three...five blankets on there with two feather pillows! Plus the fact that I was exhausted; mentally and physically.
Can you guess why!?
"I made us some cucco stew. I'm not the best cook but I hear I'm pretty decent from the kids. They're always wanting free stuff from me," he said with an exhausted sigh. He was such a "big brother" figure to them. He placed the bowl of soup on the table and I sat in one of the two chairs. We ate quickly so we could get going. The stew he made was pretty good so I don't know why he doesn't think he's a good cook. Before I knew it, I was finished with my bowl that was previously filled with food. I stared at the empty brown bowl before Link took it up and set it in the sink.
"Well I'm glad you liked it. You finished it way before I did haha," he remarked.
He grabbed some soap and scrubbed the bowls until they were clean. He then rinsed them off and placed them back in one of his cabinets.
"We better get moving before the sun starts to set. It would suck if we had to go through the forest in the dark. There would be more monsters but luckily for us, I have a lantern we can use if that does happen. So...you ready Scarlett?"
Gosh, he was so quick with everything! I stood up from the table, and after going to the bathroom, left with Link through the forest again. My boots were really comfortable when walking, I noticed. That, or it was just the soft grass that surrounded the environmental ground. I could really just stay here for a week and hang out. It had all sorts of cute animals in it and the tall trees created the perfect shade.
"I like coming out here to think sometimes. I don't know what it is, but Faron Woods just has that calm feel to it. Unless of course it gets taken over by the Twilight! Let me tell you, being a wolf and collecting those light tears or whatever was no cakewalk! Those bugs were a bitch!" Link yelled out, throwing his arms out in frustration. I glanced at him as I played with the end of my hair.
"What are you talking about Link?"
He blinked at me before stopping in his tracks.
"What?" I asked.
"Wait, so...you didn't have to collect anything while you were in your wolf form?"
I shook my head and he groaned.
"You're so freaking lucky! When I turned into a wolf, Faron told me to get these light tears that some Twilight bugs stole. I had to go around the woods and kill these things with my teeth and their blood got on my tongue! It was really gross! What did you have to do when you turned into a wolf?"
"Well...everyone around me turned into spirits I guess so I started following these soldiers to the Castle to try to find a way out of being a wolf. Then, An unusual golden wolf was waiting for me at one of the town entrances and told me to follow him," I said. Link's eyes went big for a second.
"And you did!?"
"What was I supposed to do? I just turned into a wolf! I was pretty out of it man!" I said in defense. He opened his mouth to say something but he closed it and shrugged.
"Yeah that's true, because I sort of was too."
Okay good, I thought that was going to turn into an argument...Good thing Link is smart and knows when to stop. Yep, this will turn into a lovely friendship!
(Link's POV)
I could've argued on and on but you have to choose your battles when talking to a girl and I chose to stay quiet, as usual. It works wonders. The result was a laugh between us and an increasing friendship. Scarlett is very...unique. She's her own kind of person and that's a good thing! She acts kind and funny; I think she is just shy sometimes. I'm usually the shy one but I'm trying hard on getting away from that habit. I am surprised though that she and I were able to become friends so quickly. We kind of just said "Hi!" and that was that! Why couldn't every girl do that!? I'm talking to you IIia! Now I have to go save your ass because you decided that you were going to steal my horse! She was really stubborn but I didn't mind that often. Scarlett, however, seems a little more care-free with whatever I want to do so it's nice to have a friend who will do that.
"Link, how come I didn't get a green hat in my outfit!? I just noticed!" Scarlett yelled out. Was she talking before she said that!? Oh Gods, I feel so guilty now…
"I don't know why, but you don't need a hat. You have awesome blonde hair, and this badass pin in your hair so it's like the equivalent to my flimsy hat. How come I don't have that pin in my hair hmm!?"
"Good point…" She mumbled before we both laughed softly. See! So easy to talk to her! I wonder if Castle Town girls were all laid back like this.
I heard the sound of running water and my long ears perked up slightly. I turned my head to the left to see the spring in all of its glory. I smiled and kept going as we passed it. There was a small cave-like pathway ahead and I bet ten rupees it has a monster in it. I was right as a deadly plant rose up from some grass and licked its menacing lips at us.
Hate those things.
Scarlett stepped back but didn't scream like I thought she would. I looked to her and nodded my head at the plant.
"Alright, here's your first monster. All you have to do is cut its head off from the vine. Simple as that," I carefully told her. She nodded her head and took her sword out. The mark on her hand glowed when she swung her sword horizontally and killed the deku baba plant. I raised my left hand and examined the mark. Did Zelda say something about this thing when Midna and I met her in my wolf form? I looked up to see the blonde girl fist pumping the air with a grin on her face.
"Hell yeah! I kicked your ass you stupid plant!"
I smiled and chuckled.
"Yeah, you made that plant your bitch! Now come on, let's go find that temple!"
She and I walked through the little cave and stopped at a locked gate. I brought my hand to my chin to think about where the key to the lock on the gate would be. I turned my head to the right and saw one of the guys that lived out here in the forest. His name was Coro. He was a little weird but I think he has the key because this wasn't here before.
"Here, come with me," I vocalized to my partner. We walked over to the guy and he looked at me in a weird way. Why!? He was the one that had a huge afro as hair. I think he was just jealous that he didn't have my perfect hair! And no, I'm not too full of myself!
"Whoa! Oh! Sorry! You looked different in those green clothes. Be careful around here Link...I've seen monsters lurking around. That's why I locked the path from the Forest Temple. But...it looks like you and your friend here want to go to it. W-Well...I guess I can give you the key…" He said as he gave me a small gray key. I smiled and thanked him for the key. I also bought some extra lantern oil for an outrageous price! I would've thrown a fit if Scarlett hadn't been here. We walked back to the gate and I sticked the key in the keyhole.
"You know, you paid way too much for that lantern oil," She mentioned to me. I sighed and bowed my head low.
"I noticed...Let's just get to this Forest Temple and forget that my wallet is empty…"
She giggled as I unlocked the lock and opened the gate to the route of the Forest Temple. Hopefully there would be a sign of IIia or the kids there…
And that is the end of the chapter! That was way longer than I expected it to be. I just keep writing and writing until I look at the word count and am like, oh crap! So as I said at the beginning in my author's note, A POLL ON WHETHER THE STORY SHOULD BE RATED 'T' OR 'M' WILL BE ON MY PROFILE. I WILL GIVE YOU THIS CHAPTER AND NEXT CHAPTER TO THINK ABOUT IT SO PLEASE GO AND VOTE! iT'S LITERALLY PRESSING A BUTTON SO DON'T BE LAZY! AND GUESTS CAN VOTE AS WELL BY PUTTING IT IN A REVIEW. THANKS! BY THE WAY, THIS POLL WILL BE ON FANFICTION ONLY SO IF YOU ARE FROM ANOTHER SITE YOU CAN JUST COME TO THAT SITE IF YOU WANT. Please review or comment on the story! I always love positive feedback and y'all did great on the first chapter! Finally, thanks so much for reading and I'll see you next time!
