Disclaimer: I'm sorry, but I'm too tired to think of a wity phrase. I don't own Zelda.
Sorry if there are any spelling/grammar mistakes in this chapter. I'm a little out of it today, and might not've caught them all.
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Dear Goddesses
Chapter 2 - Trouble Brewing?
"Wow! This place is so much bigger than I expected!" Amber exclaimed.
"It's Hyrule Field, what do you expect?" Link looked back and saw the girl's amazed expression.
"I guess I expected it to be just a little bit smaller... How long until we reach Kakariko Village?"
Link looked around, then up at the sky. "It'll be a day's worth of traveling. It will be nightfall by the time we reach Lon Lon Ranch, so we can see if we could stay there for the night."
"Sounds good to me. I've always wanted to meet Malon," Amber mused.
"And why is that?" Link asked as he nudged Epona forward again.
"Just because. I heard she has a nice singing voice. Is that true?"
Link smiled to himself, remembering Malon's singing. "It is," he sighed.
Amber grinned and removed her hands from Link's waist to poke him in the back repeatedly. "You like her!"
Link blushed. "I do not!"
She began giggling. "Sure ya don't." She set her chin on Link's shoulder so she could see his face. "That's why you're almost as red as a tomato."
"Actually, I'm only blushing because you're pressed against me," he replied.
"Don't blame me. I'm not used to riding horses double like this," she retorted.
Link rolled his eyes. "We'll be at Lon Lon Ranch in about two hours."
"How do you know that?"
He pointed to the sky. "The position of the sun."
Amber blushed. "Oh."
"We should let Epona rest," Link said, pulling Epona to a stop. "She's not used to the extra weight.'
Amber gasped, jumping off the stopped steed (Heehee. Couldn't resist.). She pointed an accusing finger at Link. "Are you calling me fat!"
Link started shaking his head. "N-no! Of course not! I'm only saying that Epona's only used to carrying me!"
Amber smiled. "I know. But it's fun to mess with people!"
Link huffed and climbed off Epona. "You're weird."
"Why thank you!" She sat down and started unbuttoning the top two buttons of her work shirt.
Link looked at her in shock. "What are you doing?"
She looked up at him. "What? It's hot out. I'm only unbuttoning the top two, so don't get your tunic in a bunch."
Link blushed slightly and nodded. "You know, I still don't know your name."
Amber looked up at him. "Really? I could've sworn I told you..." She blushed. "My name is Amber."
That's a cute name. "Nice to meet you Amber."
She grinned, leaning back on her elbows. "Don't be so formal, Link." She looked around, then back at him. "Do I get a weapon? Y'know, so I can fight with you?"
Link hesitated a moment. Should she get a weapon? She would need to protect herself... "Sure. When we get to Kakariko, we'll get a weapon for you."
Amber perked up. "Really?"
Link nodded. "Really."
She smiled and lied back, setting her head in her hands. She sighed softly, looking up at the sky. "She sky must be so beautiful at night here. I can't wait to see it."
Link looked at the girl as she wandered in her thoughts.
Okay, so I'm stuck in a video game. This dream's never happened before. I've had one similar, but not like this... Could this be a bad thing? Should be... Then why am I so happy, unlike in my other dreams? Maybe it's because I'm finally realizing that my life sucks. Except for Jenny and my mom. Oh well. I'll just go along with this dream until I wake up. It's not like anything bad's gonna happen.
Amber gave a loud sigh and sat up, pulling herself out of thought. "So, are we ready to leave yet?"
Link nodded, looking away from Amber. "Yeah, we can leave."
Amber stood up and dusted herself off. "Would it be okay if I just walked for a bit instead of riding Epona?"
He raised an eyebrow, but nodded again. "I don't see why not."
Amber smiled, pushed the sleeves of her shirt up to her elbows, and walked over to Epona. She made a short clicking noise with her tongue, which brought Epona to attention.
Amber reached out and lightly grabbed Epona's reins as Link climbed onto her back. They started walking, slowly, and Amber fell back next to Link's side.
He looked down at the weird girl, who seemed to be humming Epona's song. "I've been meaning to ask you..." he said, "Why are your lips purple?"
Amber giggled, pausing after the third note of her song. "I'm wearing my favorite lip gloss. I'm sure it's coming off, though," she replied.
"And why is your hair two different colors?" he questioned.
"Oh, my black tips?" She looked up at him, and he nodded. "I got tired of having just plaid dyed right hair. I practically begged my mom to let me dye it black, but she wouldn't let me. I settled for just the black tips. I think it's pretty cool, don't you?"
"It looks like black fire."
Amber grinned. "I know. That's how my mom and I decided to dye it. Isn't it cool?"
Link shrugged. "I guess."
A light whimpering noise was heard. Link pulled Epona to a halt and looked around. Amber looked to her right, saw nothing, then turned and lightly patter Epona's neck.
"Link, it's starting to get dark. Aren't we supposed to be near Lon Lon Ranch?"
Link looked down at her, an annoyed look on his face. "That was when I thought both of us would be riding Epona. But because you decided to walk, it is going to take longer."
"Oh, fine. The only reason I wanted to walk was because I didn't want to hurt Epona." She looked up at him, her face gaining the same annoyed look. "Well, aren't you gonna help me up?"
Link rolled his eyes, and held out his hand. Amber took it, and Link pulled her up onto Epona's back. She wrapped her arms around Link's waist again, saying, "Okay. I'm ready to go."
Link nodded and gently nudged Epona forward.
"L-link? W-what's that?" Amber yelled, pointing at something coming out of the ground. It appeared to be just a scrap of cloth holding a lantern. Until the ghost inside the clothes appeared.
"That's a Poe. I thought you said you knew everything about Hyrule?"
"I do! It's just that I've never seen on in person, that's all..." She paused a moment, then tightened her grip on Link's waist. "It's coming right at us! Wait... I thought that only the Poe sisters did that, and that the Poes out here only ran around you in circles, dropping fire out of their lanterns..." She closed her eyes as tight as possible.
A loud 'neigh' was heard, and Amber and Link soon found themselves on the ground. Amber opened her eyes, only to see Epona running away.
She stood up, dusting her butt off. "Great, just great! See what happened? I'm cursed, I tell ya!" She looked over at Link, who was standing and dusting himself off as well. "Link!" She whined. "My butt hurts, and it's all because you made me ride Epona!"
"It's not my fault!" He yelled back. "If anything, you should blame that Poe!"
Amber grinned, thinking on doing just that, and glanced at the now retreating Poe. "Fine. I will!" She yelled, taking off in the Poe's direction.
Link stared on in horror as the girl started beating on the ghost.
"Thanks to you, I'll be walking funny for the rest of the night! Do you have any idea how much it hurts to fall off a horse, right onto your ass? I don't think so! Get back here, you coward of a ghost!" She yelled when it disappeared from her fists.
She sure likes yelling, Link thought as Amber walked back to him, smiling and clapping her hands together. Maybe I should try to stay on her good side. He smiled weakly when she stood in front of him.
"That took care of that, but my feet hurt." Amber fell to the ground, rubbing the soles of her feet. "I'm used to walking about bare foot, but not this much."
Link looked down at her. "Why aren't you wearing shoes?"
Amber smiled, still rubbing her feet. "This is a dream. For some weird reason that I don't even want to try to explain, I never wear shoes in my dreams."
"I'm sorry, but I don't think that this is a dream of yours."
"Of course it is! In about ten minutes, I'll wake up to find out that my idiotic little brother knocked me out so he could mess up my room. Then I'll rush over to Jenny's, tell her about it, then we'll get into a discussion about how much we admire you." Amber giggled when she finished, remembering the long discussions she and Jenny had about Link, or the game in general.
"Well, you can keep on thinking that. I'm going to Lon Lon Ranch," Link said.
"Oooh!" Amber jumped up and bounced repeatedly. "Even if this is a dream, I still want to hear Malon sing!"
She soon stopped bouncing, realizing how much her feet ached. "Sadly, I can't walk there."
"I could call Epona again," Link offered.
Amber quickly and fiercely shook her head, while her arms did the same in front of her. "No way! My ass hurts, and I'm not gonna ride Epona again." She crossed her arms in front of her chest, with her feet firmly planted on the ground.
Link shrugged, looking stumped. "Then I don't know what to do."
Amber grinned, uncrossing her arms. "I think I have an idea..."
Link smiled, standing up straight. "Really? I'm open to anything."
Five minutes later, Link regretted ever saying that. Amber giggled, patting the shield and sword that were now on her back. "Thanks for the piggyback, Link! You're the best!"
Yup, you read right. Link's giving Amber a piggyback ride! (Whee!)
Review Shout-outs!
Lisa: And this is coming from someone who doesn't even really know about the Zelda series. Nice to know! Thanks, Lisa.
Anon.: As a matter of fact, I am pyschic. Nah, not really. Actually, Amber is supposed to be based on me. Since my friend and I always talk about what we'd do if we ever met Link or went to Hyrule, she decided to ask me to write about it. So, hence my story. I decided to change the name to Amber, though, because I hate my name and I've always wanted my name to be Amber. I changed my friend's name, too. If I'd decided to use our real names (Kierrina and Sabrina), you guys would get so confused later on in the story. Like most of our other friends in real life.
Heroine of Time: Hey, thanks! Glad to know that people are enjoying my story thus-far, even if I am a little slow in writing it. -blush-